Abstract: The modernization of people is inseparable from the growth of and interaction with national culture and national spirit. In modern China, in order to resist Western aggression, enlighten peoples intelligence and eradicate illiteracy, nobleminded patriots used the script reform as a breakthrough to explore ways to save the nation from peril. During the period of the War of Resistance by the whole nation, the script reform initiated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) firmly adhered to the path of “adapting to the Chinese context”, implemented the principle of the new democratic cultural construction that is national, scientific and peopleoriented, converted Latinized new scripts and traditional Chinese characters for the peoples use, and built a solid cultural bridge for changing the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people and promoting the modernization of people. In the pursuit of the Chinese path to modernization, to promote the modernization of people, it is still necessary to develop a national, scientific, and peopleoriented socialist culture, give full play to advantages of the modernization of Chinese culture, and increase the supply of quality cultural products and services, in order to provide strong cultural support for the modernization of people.

Key words: new democratic culture, script reform, Chinese culture, modernization of people

摘要： 人的现代化离不开民族文化与民族精神的成长与互动。近代中国，仁人志士为抵御西方侵略，开启民智、扫除文盲，以文字改革为突破口，艰难探索挽救中华危亡之策。全民族抗战时期，中共文字改革坚定“中国化”路径，贯彻民族的、科学的、大众的新民主主义文化建设原则，转化拉丁化新文字和传统汉字为人民所用，为改变中国人精神面貌、推动人的现代化架起了一座坚实的文化桥梁。以史鉴今，中国式现代化进程中推进人的现代化，仍需秉持民族的、科学的、大众的文化原则，发挥中华文化的现代化优势、提供科学的文化供给，才能为人的现代化提供强大的文化支撑。

关键词: 新民主主义文化, 文字改革, 中华文化, 人的现代化