In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to traditional culture. At the same time, some people doubt that the traditional culture formed over the past thousand years will not be out of date? To explore this question, we should first answer what is culture.

The definition of "culture" is not easy. In order to make it difficult to define this word accurately, people will use it according to their own needs, which can be said to be "a concept, their own expression", and we are no exception.

We must talk about the concept of culture from the book of change“ "The book of change" says that "so far, civilization, humanities, and" humanities, the world. "“ "Wen" refers to the mark of moving objects, which not only has the function of decoration, but also has different characteristics of different animals“ "Ben" is decoration. Ancient melon, still expensive, is a generation, on behalf of the mountain; Under the hexagram, it stands for volcano. It can't be shaken. It can be like a decision and a choice, which means "civilization stops" and "only". Fire, brilliant, can be like "civilization"“ In the end, the humanities can also be understood as: making civilized decisions and choices are the characteristics of human animals. " Humanism, becoming the world "can be understood as: a deep understanding, grasp of human civilization to decide, choose characteristics, you can educate the world, this is culture.

For example, hunger is the instinct of people and animals, not culture. Eating makes food have emotional meaning, such as longevity, birthday cake, etc. This is not understandable by animals, but the unique "civilization stop" of human beings, which is culture. Make good use of it, you can educate the world, this is the role of culture.

Another example is ordinary small iron, whose value and function are very limited. If the name of the famous university is engraved on this small iron ware, it is of commemorative significance. If the name of a school is engraved on the iron, it is necessary to obtain the conditions of the iron sheet in the university entrance examination, then the iron sheet becomes the badge of the school, which is completely different from its value and significance. The iron sheet itself is culture. Make good use of this, can affect many students and parents to participate in the college entrance examination, this is the role of culture. Therefore, culture has an obvious and tangible aspect, that is, it has cultural relics and the carrier of skill level; At the same time, there are invisible and invisible aspects, such as cultural relics, habits and rules behind skills. System and the thought and spirit of wisdom. The invisible and touching side is the essence of cultural connotation.

If we talk from the level of instruments, skills and other carriers, whether traditional culture or modern culture, Eastern culture or western culture, will be out of date; But if from the system, wisdom and other aspects, interview is more important, it is not necessarily out of date.

For example, computer is the product of modern culture or western culture. In the mid-1990s, 586 computers were popular all over the world, but today, but in the past 20 years, they are completely out of date, and many young people may never have heard of them. However, Intel, the IBM computer company that produces 586 models, is still, and its R & D, production and sales systems still exist, not out of date. One day, IBM and Intel will no longer exist, and their R & D, production and sales systems will no longer be applicable. However, the wisdom of computer technology has been playing a role in the development of human society.

Traditional culture has existed for thousands of years, which is much longer than electronic computers. It is normal to be out of date on the visible and tangible level of appliances and skills. For example, last weekend's bronze tripod, from the point of view of the object level, can't be compared with today's most common frying pan and rice cooker, it's already out of date; If the tripod from the diet habits, ritual rules and other institutional level, but still can not be used directly today, but still has a certain reference value; If the educational wisdom and some life inscriptions embodied in the tripod, the viewpoint of rule of law is still useful today, not outdated.

In a word, the discussion of traditional culture will not be out of date. First of all, we should distinguish the objects of discussion on the level of traditional culture. If this means the level of the instrument, it will be out of date sooner or later, but there is not enough time to talk about development; If it refers to the system level, it will not be completely out of date and can still learn today; If it refers to the level of intelligence, it's not obsolete, use it.