Integration of Creativity and Cultural Resources to Promote Cultural Modernization in Northern Jiangsu, China

The modernization of culture is essential in the modernization of socialism and also is the fundamental driving force for transformations in politics, economy, society, and culture. In the four dimensions of cultural development potential, cultural innovation, cultural security, and cultural influence, indicators were determined to construct an evaluation system for urban cultural modernization in this study. Using the indicators, the development level of cultural modernization was quantitatively measured based on data from 13 cities in Jiangsu Province, China in 2021. The results showed that the cultural modernization in northern Jiangsu was lagged. The main reasons included the weak support from the cultural industry and the limited cultural innovation ability. Thus, countermeasures and suggestions were proposed to promote the cultural modernization of the northern Jiangsu area by integrating creativity and cultural resources.