Urbanization should regain the value of rural culture

Rural civilization and urban civilization depend on each other and complement each other in function. It is not only a natural meaning, but also an unavoidable path choice to re-pick up rural civilization in the historical process of urbanization and building a well-off society in an all-round way.

How to recognize and make use of the rural value in the process of urbanization is not only the nostalgic concern of the whole society, but also the core issue that can not be avoided in urbanization and building a well-off society in an all-round way. Rural civilization and urban civilization are not distinguished from each other, but are interdependent and functionally complementary. Urban civilization is the civilization bred by rural civilization, and the root of urban civilization is in the countryside. Therefore, we can neither put the urban civilization above the rural civilization, nor the rural civilization above the urban civilization, the two civilizations should learn from each other to complement each other.

With the process of industrialization and population growth, the process of urbanization in China is accelerating. However, on the other hand, urbanization has also caused irreparable changes to rural civilization. Industrialization and municipal solid waste have caused damage to the rural ecological environment; excessive use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and industrial additives pose a threat to the quality and safety of agricultural products; the impact of migration on family structure and family ethics can not be ignored; thousands of years of rural living style and traditional customs are disappearing in the context of the concentration of upstairs; the social pattern of traditional acquaintances is facing dismemberment.

The damage to the value of rural civilization caused by urbanization and modernization is because the label of urban civilization and industrial civilization is higher than that of rural culture, and there is a lack of bottom-up consideration based on the main body of farmers in the process of urban and rural reform. in practice, it takes industrialization and urbanization as the leading orientation, ignoring the great value contribution of rural civilization to the whole society in the future.

In fact, the role of rural civilization is not only reflected in the traditional vernacular China, but also will play an important role in the future urban and rural pattern. It is necessary to re-recognize the rural value and combine the rural civilization value with the process of urbanization. The value of rural civilization to society is at least reflected in six aspects: production, life, life, ecology, culture and tourism. The countryside is the main space and carrier of agricultural production. Agricultural production is the basis of human survival and development. We can't think that we live on dozens of floors and ignore the value of the base on the ground floor. We can do without mobile phones and luxury cars, but we can't do without food. Human beings come from the countryside, which gives birth to the real home of human beings. Even after entering the urban society, a large proportion of the population still lives in the countryside. The countryside is a paradise of life built by nature for human beings. As the primary industry, agriculture not only produces food that people rely on for survival, but also provides people with an inseparable ecological environment. China's thousands of years of agricultural civilization contains the ecological civilization of respecting nature, respecting nature and pursuing the unity of man and nature. To re-recognize and protect the ecological value of the countryside is a new topic of the times. "the scenery of bamboo hedge cottages is good, but high-rise buildings are not as good as high-rise buildings." Rural culture is more natural, emotional and simple, with a more natural sense of life and a sense of belonging. Rural leisure tourism is a kind of tourism returning to nature, a kind of tourism with the unity of man and nature, and a kind of approachable and soul-purifying tourism.

However, urbanization is not a "pro-rural" development process, and it will not naturally and appropriately absorb the advantages of rural civilization. It is necessary to change the concept, not to change the rural areas with the urban concept, and to eliminate and replace the rural areas with the urban concept. We must establish that urban civilization and rural civilization have the same value, respect the wishes and choices of farmers, and do not forcibly change the form of rural life. In addition to changing the concept, it is also necessary to restrain the arbitrariness of power and public power (especially in the context of urbanization). In addition, the pursuit of industrial and commercial capital to the countryside not only brings modern factors of production to agricultural production, but also poses an impact and challenge that can not be ignored to the organizational form of rural society, rural personal dignity and power. To seek advantages and avoid disadvantages of capital, it is neither a complete elimination nor blind indulgence, but to control industrial and commercial capital.

Agriculture and rural civilization should not be synonymous with tradition and backwardness, but should be an important part of social development. No matter how the society develops, we can't get rid of the native civilization tradition, and we should carry forward the excellent side of the local civilization. It is not only a natural meaning, but also an unavoidable path choice to re-pick up rural civilization in the historical process of urbanization and building a well-off society in an all-round way.