文化包含三个层次:一是器物层次;二是组织层次;三是价值观念与精神气质层次。它是指特定区域的器物、制度与精神气质的总和。探究江苏区域文化与区域经济社会发展的关系问题,首先要尽可能地描述和概括出江苏现时性的区域文化的历史发展态势与文化特质。在研究方法上,尽可能避开区域文化与区域经济社会发展的传统的研究范式。在经验实证的方法论视野下,立足于经济社会发展的差序格局,努力寻找区域文化精神与经济社会发展之间内在的驱动机制。 Culture contains three levels: First, the level of utensils; Second, the organizational level; Third, values ​​and spiritual temperament level. It refers to the specific region of the utensils, the sum of system and spiritual temperament. To explore the relationship between regional culture and regional economic and social development in Jiangsu, we must first describe and summarize the historical development and cultural characteristics of the current regional culture in Jiangsu as much as possible. In the research methods, as far as possible to avoid the regional culture and regional economic and social development of the traditional research paradigm. Under the empirical methodological perspective, based on the differential pattern of economic and social development, we must strive to find an internal driving force between the regional cultural spirit and economic and social development.