文化是物质文明建设的重要动力 近年来,海内外学者对日本及东亚“四小”经济崛起,发表了许多真知灼见。有人从市场经济的宏观背景加以阐述,有人则从历史、政治角度探索缘由,还有人从地理、教育、人力资源方面分析其成功原因,见仁见智,莫衷一是。但其中有一点看法是比较一致的,即深刻的文化背景(主要指儒家文化的积极影响)是经济勃兴的重要原因之一。日本及“四小”均十分重视文化教育的普及与提高,较好地继承了东方文化的优秀遗产,同时又吸收了西方文化之精萃,东西文化结合产生的新的文化力量,成功地推动了经济的迅速发展。由此我们自然会联想列无锡经济发展的轨迹:明清之际,无锡成为国内著名“米市”和商业中心;本世纪三十年代,无锡近代工业兴起·由一个普通县城一跃而为 Culture is an Important Power for the Construction of Material Civilizations In recent years, scholars both at home and abroad have made a great deal of insight on the rise of the “four small” economies in Japan and East Asia. Some people from the macroeconomic background of the market economy to elaborate, some people from the historical and political angles to explore the reasons, there are people from the geography, education, human resources analysis of its success reasons, a matter of opinion, incomprehensible. However, one thing is more consistent with the view that profound cultural background (mainly referring to the positive influence of Confucianism) is one of the important reasons for the rapid economic growth. Japan and the “four small” all attach great importance to the popularization and improvement of culture and education, well inherit the outstanding heritage of oriental culture, and at the same time, absorb the essence of western culture and the new cultural forces resulting from the integration of Eastern and Western cultures and successfully promote The rapid economic development. Therefore, we will naturally think about the economic development of Wuxi. On the occasion of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Wuxi became the famous “rice market” and commercial center in China. In the 1930s, the rise of modern industry in Wuxi was jumped by an ordinary county