The Yellow River is the cradle that nurtures the Chinese nation. Water is the source of life, and the origin of early human civilization cannot be separated from rivers. The ancient Yellow River Basin had a developed water system and numerous tributaries, covering most of northern China from west to east. Its abundant water resources and suitable ecological environment created unique conditions for the survival and continuation of the Chinese nation. The Chinese nation has been thriving and thriving along the Yellow River since ancient times, experiencing hardships and growing stronger, gradually forming a community of shared destiny where multiple ethnic groups are intertwined and closely linked, with each other and each other inseparable. After more than 5000 years of history and accumulation, the Yellow River has become the mother river recognized and proud of by Chinese people at home and abroad, a symbol of the Chinese nation and civilization. The evolution of ancient Chinese humans, the formation of the Chinese nation, and the development of Chinese civilization can all be traced back to the source and key nodes in the Yellow River Basin. Emotional identification is the bond of the Chinese nation as a family. Strengthening the emotional identification of the Chinese nation with the Yellow River is of great significance for forging a sense of community among the Chinese nation, promoting the great unity of the Chinese people, and gathering the mighty force to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that in the more than 5000 years of civilization history in China, the Yellow River Basin has been the political, economic, and cultural center of the country for over 3000 years. In the Yellow River Basin, the Chinese ancestors created a brilliant and profound Chinese culture that shone in the world. For example, in agricultural cultivation, advanced planting techniques, astronomical calendars, mathematical arithmetic, irrigation engineering, traditional medicine, colored pottery and porcelain, and other agricultural cultures that are renowned worldwide have been created; In the process of governing the country, unique institutional cultures such as the imperial examination system, legal system, and ethical order system have been created, which are related to the operation of the country and society; In the field of humanities, it pioneered cultural ideas such as Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Military Strategy, and gave birth to great masters such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi, and Sun Tzu... The Yellow River culture largely determines the development direction of Chinese civilization. Cultural identity is the deepest level of identity, the foundation of national unity and the soul of national harmony. Strengthening the root consciousness of Yellow River culture is an inevitable requirement for enhancing the cultural identity and cultural confidence of the Chinese nation, self-reliance and self-improvement, and consolidating efforts to promote the comprehensive construction of a socialist modernized strong country. The Yellow River culture has a diverse and inclusive nature. The Yellow River Basin has been a melting pot for forging Chinese civilization since ancient times. In the history of the Yellow River Basin, different forms of civilization such as agricultural civilization, nomadic civilization, and maritime civilization have continuously exchanged and blended, not only nurturing the formation of a multi-ethnic integrated and unified Chinese nation, but also creating a national cultural identity of "ten thousand surnames share the same roots, ten thousand clans share the same origin" and a mainstream national consciousness of "great unity", making the Yellow River Basin a great home for various ethnic groups to help each other and coexist harmoniously. Archaeological achievements have proven that numerous representative Paleolithic cultural sites discovered in the Yellow River Basin, such as the Lantian Ape Man Site, and Neolithic cultural sites such as the Longshan Cultural Site, are all formed by the fusion of multiple cultures. The interweaving and integration of various ethnic cultures in the Yellow River Basin has never stopped, from "Luoyang families learning Hu music" to "thousands of Qiang people singing Han songs". It is precisely the mutual learning and integration of these diverse cultures in the long river of history that has enabled the Yellow River culture to present the characteristic of "diversity and unity" that is inclusive and draws on the strengths of others. This characteristic has gradually evolved into a powerful cultural gene that deeply promotes the cultural identity of the Chinese nation, maintains national unity and ethnic solidarity in the long river of history. (New Society)