中华文明是世界各大古文明中惟一比较完整地延续下来的文明 ,其他古文明在历史进程中 ,不是消失 ,就是被别的文明所同化。这一现象的产生 ,当然有着深刻的经济、政治与社会历史根源 ,不过 ,文化的差异 ,不仅在于经济基础的不同 ,还在于文化价值取向的相异 ,即文化中最高经典 (? Chinese civilization is the only relatively complete continuation of civilizations in all major ancient civilizations in the world. Other ancient civilizations are either disappearing or being assimilated by other civilizations in the historical process. The emergence of this phenomenon certainly has profound economic, political and social historical roots. However, the differences in culture lie not only in the differences in economic base but also in the differences in cultural values, that is, the highest classics in culture (?