国家认同既是现代国家合法性的基础，也是国民人生意义的重要来源。国家认同具有建构性，无论是通过历史记忆、节日仪式还是文化景观来建构国家认同，符号都是不可或缺的存在。中华优秀传统文化符号是中华文明的重要载体，是建构国家认同的重要资源，在当今时代面临严峻挑战。全球化时代，外来文化符号挤占中华优秀传统文化符号的生存空间；文化工业的标准化生产模式将意涵丰富的传统文化符号扁平化为意义单薄的标签；后现代思潮下，中华优秀传统文化符号在解构中变得面目扭曲。 在当前现状下，牢牢把握话语权是传承中华优秀传统文化符号、建构国家认同的必然要求。物化符号是中华优秀传统文化符号的重要组成部分，我们要重视时间符号的传承与发展，做好空间符号的可持续性保护。塑造英雄人物符号是历史记忆的重要书写方式，我们要加强对中华优秀传统文化符号中的英雄人物符号进行塑造，以激发民族共同体成员的道德感、荣誉感与使命感。教育是传承文明的重要途径，通过对教材的合理编写促进学生对中华优秀传统文化符号的理解与把握，在教学实践中要实现政府、学校、教师、家庭、社会多方联动，是推动中华文明在新一代青年中传承发展的重要途径。中华优秀传统文化符号的对外传播既是打破话语霸权、塑造中国国家形象的必然选择，也是建构国家认同的有效手段。我们要大力发展文化产业，创新文化产品来加强中华优秀传统文化符号的对外传播，推动中华民族实现新时代的新发展。

National identity is both the basis of the legitimacy of modern countries and an important source of meaning of life for the people. National identity is constructive. Whether it’s constructed through historical memory, festival ritual or cultural landscape, symbols are indispensable. The symbols of Chinese traditional culture is an important carrier of Chinese civilization. In the current era, they face severe challenges. In the global era, foreign cultural symbols occupy the living space of traditional Chinese cultural symbols. The standardized production mode of cultural industry flattens the meaning of traditional cultural symbols.; Under the post-modern trend, Chinese traditional cultural symbols have become distorted in deconstruction. The impact of Chinese traditional cultural symbols has seriously affected the national identity. Under this status quo, firmly grasping the power of discourse is important to the construction of Chinese traditional cultural symbols and the safeguarding of national identity. Materialized symbols are an important part of Chinese traditional cultural symbols. We must pay attention to the inheritance and development of time symbols and do a good job in the sustainable protection of space symbols. Shaping the hero character symbol is an important way of writing historical memory. Through the shaping of the heroic symbols in the traditional Chinese cultural symbols, the morality, honor and mission of the members of the national community are stimulated. Education is an important way to inherit civilization. We must realize students' understanding and grasp of traditional Chinese cultural symbols through the rational writing of teaching materials. In the specific teaching methods, the government, schools, teachers, families, and society should be multi-faceted to promote the development and inheritance of Chinese civilization among a new generation of youth. The external communication of Chinese traditional cultural symbols is not only an inevitable choice to break the discourse hegemony, but also an effective means to build national identity and to shape China's national image. Through vigorously developing cultural industries and innovating cultural products to realize the external communication of Chinese traditional cultural symbols, the Chinese nation will be promoted to achieve new developments in the new era.