Abstract: China has not only been experiencing the changes of its life style,but also been in the great disorder and conflict of reconstructing and identifying its Mainstream Values in its Transition Period.The value systems of Chinese traditional culture,collectivism value popularized in the planned economy era and western values introduced in the market economy period have all lost their meanings and fallen into pieces awkwardly under the impact of the discourse power in the new era.Value conflicts between the traditional and the modern,the foreign and the native,and those lie in the social internal structures are becoming more fierce and complex at the age of pluralistic values.The transformation of the cultural communication patterns has made the propaganda and identification of the Mainstream Values even harder.These are the reasons why we are in the modern value dilemma of the Mainstream Values Identification.Creative transformation of the traditional root values,the foundation of an openly inclusive value systems and a mutually dialogic value communication patterns will be the possible ways of forming a healthy mainstream￣value￣identification atmosphere which will be best for the development of the society.

Key words: mainstream values identification, value dilemma, value remains, cultural communication patterns