Abstract:
Existence of cultural diversity without a leading culture is not a harmonious culture. The leading culture essentially stands for leading ideology and system of core values. It can effectively overcome cultural contradictions and conflicts caused by dispersal of values. However, a leading culture doesn’t mean simply official culture in a general sense but the one which is cohesive, selective, incorporative and lasting to stand for the soft power of the nation. The leading culture of contemporary China is neither Chinese traditional culture nor consumerism or popular culture but a culture which stands for socialist core values.
