The Challenges and Practical Pathways of Empowering Rural Cultural Revitalization through Local Rural Culture
Keywords:
Local Rural Culture, Empowerment, Rural Cultural Revitalization, Practical Challenges, Pathways for ImplementationAbstract
The revitalization of rural culture is a crucial component and an effective pathway for advancing rural revitalization and achieving Chinese-style modernization. Local rural culture, which has taken shape through the historical development of the Chinese nation and the material as well as spiritual practices of rural life, embodies a distinctive regional cultural ethos and philosophical worldview. Closely intertwined with rural cultural revitalization, it plays a foundational and catalytic role in this process. Therefore, exploring the intrinsic value of local rural culture in supporting rural cultural revitalization, analyzing the practical challenges it encounters, and proposing targeted solutions are of significant importance for realizing its empowering potential and for promoting sustainable and culturally grounded rural development.
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