InOctober2003,thefirstChinesecitizensawhishomelandfromouterspaceandthemythologyanddreamsofthousandsofyearsbecameareality.Oursongsofhowtheearthisourgardenandourprideinsurvivingourlonghistorysuddenlybecamemorevividandclear.WhoaretheChinese?Whatmakesuswhoweare?Butevenbeforethismomentouschapterinourhistory,Chinesepeoplehavealwaysregardedthemselvesfrommulti-facetedangles.Istraditionaburdenorkindofadrivingforcefordevelopment?Dowetakeourculturalheritagetooseriouslyornotseriouslyenough?Doyouseeconflictorfusion,nostalgiaorvisionsofthefuture？OpeningthedoorwithconfidenceIn1979,ChinaopenedthebiggestwindowintheworldtotheoutsideandChinasuddenlydazzledpeoplewiththepanoramaofchange.Somemayargueundersuchhugematerialandmentalstimulation,itwouldbehardtomaintainequilibrium.(Inmymind,Chinaisacountrythathasaverystronginclusiveness.Sheisacountrywitharichculture.Shehasalonghistory,butalsochangeseveryday.)Butafter30years,theworldhasseenhowmuchChina’sprofoundhistoryandculturalessencehasgiven,leadustoflexibilityandunitywhenfacingfasttransformation.(AfterChina’saccessiontotheWTO,Chinesepeoplearegettingmoreandmoreconfidentbecauseoftheincreasingnationalstrength.)Observersmustadmitinitsmeetingwiththeworld,Chinahaspreserveditsownspecialcharacter.Thirtyyearsofopeninghasbeenatimeofbravelyfacingthenewandsteppingforwardonapathofourownchoosing.SeveralrespectiveinternationalpollsrankusNo.1intermsofpublicconfidenceinthefuture.IsthisconfidenceunderpinnedbyGDPgrowthorthousandsofyearsofcultureortheeffortsofmanymillionsofpeople.WebelieveChinawilldeliverananswerbeforetoolong.GrowthwithsustainabilityOvertwothousandsofyearsago,thegreatChinesephilosopherMenciusobserved,“arefrainingfromoverfishingwillensurefishinglastforever,andalsocuttingwoodaccordingtotheseasonensureshealthierforest.”Suchcentury-resultedwisdomnowgoesbythename“sustainabledevelopment”InChinatoday,youcanseeGDPincreasing,personalincomeincreasing,andwiththattheincreaseofpeople’sdreams.Youcanalsoseepeoplesharingtheincreaseineducationalopportunities.(Recently,thedevelopmentofChineseeducationisamazing.Theexam-orientededucationischangingtoquality-orientededucationstepbystep.Itwillbemoreandmorekindsofmethodforteachingandourchildrenwillgetdiversifiededucation.)Asenergyneedshaveincreased,sohasChina’sinternationalenvironmentalresponsibility.Chinesepeopleknowthatourbeautifulcountryandourchildren’sfuturesaretoohighapricetopayforeconomicgrowth.DevelopmentwithsharingAleadingEuropeancity?It’sactuallyShanghai.InChinatoday,foreignprofessionalsarearrivingwithtouriststobethelargestoverseasgroup.(Thenumberofforeignpeoplearoundusisincreasing.Chinahasbeenveryinter---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---national.)TheBei激ngOlympics,theShanghaiExpo,theGuangzhouAsianGames,thefactthatmoreandmoreforeignersarestartingtheircareersinChina.Assuchtheresultsofsustainedeconomicdevelopmenthaveallenhancedourgrowingstatusontheworldstage.Sharingthefruitsofdevelopmentamongthedifferentsectorsofsocietyhasbeenourfirstpriorityinourthoughtsandactions.InBei激ng,migrantworkers’childrenhavetheirownspecialeducationalarrangements.Sharingthebenefitsofgrowthinareasonablewayisanunwaveringgoalwemustpursue.(blablabla)Multiculturalismwithsharedprosperity(blablabla)Whilelivingsome5.000kmapart,the55ethnicminoritiesinthefarNorth,South,East,WestofChina,ove...