How did China stand up for thousands of years from ancient times to the present?

From ancient times to the present, only China has truly stood for thousands of years. Some of the other three ancient civilizations have disappeared, some have lost their inheritance, and some have declined. So how did China stand up for thousands of years?

In my opinion, the inheritance and development of civilization is the internal driving force and the main reason why China has stood for thousands of years. Culture and ideology determine the direction of the Chinese nation. The Zhou dynasty lasted for 800 years from beginning to end, all because of the ceremony of the Zhou dynasty. Later, a hundred schools of thought appeared in the Central Plains, and the situation of a hundred schools of thought contended promoted the historical process of our country. Confucianism, Legalism, Military Strategists, Peasants and other schools * * * have pushed the wheel of history, and the collision of ideas has opened a new picture for China. Then Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism alone, which laid the foundation of the Han Dynasty. It is also a cultural spark after the collision that runs through thousands of years of history in China. It has more or less its shadow in every dynasty, which is the inheritance of civilization.

Let's talk about the concept of great unity first. The thought of great unification originated from the Qin Shihuang period and played an extremely important role in later dynasties. Since Qin Shihuang unified the whole country, successive dynasties have been striving for the goal of reunification. Although there were times of confusion, such as the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Late Tang Dynasty, they were all unified in the end. Without the influence of the thought of unification, there would be no strong cohesion of the Chinese nation. And these are the inheritance of Chinese civilization. I have to talk about Europe here, and you will find that there are many countries in this short period, and few countries trace back thousands of years. This is because they don't have the same civilization inheritance and development as China, and they have no internal motivation.

The development of civilization is inseparable from innovation. In the history of our country, both rulers and aristocratic families are constantly exploring ideas and systems suitable for that time. Take the ruler as an example, the way of governing the country changes with time. Since modern times, the masses have been innovating and exploring the road suitable for the development of China. They shed their blood to promote the development of China, and this is only because China's excellent cultural heritage has been internalized into the spiritual civilization of the masses and has become the most important driving force. It is this spirit of continuous innovation that supports our country and becomes a solid and reliable pillar. The history of our country is a history of civilization, a history of the inheritance and development of civilization.