中华文明具有突出的延续性和内聚性,在其演进的历史中,经历了前古典社会、古典社会、帝制农业社会、帝制农商社会等若干历史阶段。中华文明的这些性征及其演进历程对现代中国的社会发展,形成了深刻的影响。实现当代中国的合理发展,需要深刻体察中华文明演进的历史经验。 Chinese civilization has outstanding continuity and cohesion. In its history of evolution, it has experienced a number of historical stages such as pre-classical society, classical society, imperial agricultural society and imperial farming community. These characteristics of Chinese civilization and their evolutionary history have profoundly influenced the social development of modern China. To realize the rational development of contemporary China requires a profound understanding of the historical experience of the evolution of Chinese civilization.