The proposition of the cultural form of Chinese-style modernization marks the profound understanding and goal pursuit of the Communist Party of China regarding the laws of cultural development and the construction of a culturally strong country. The cultural form of Chinese-style modernization not only follows the general laws of cultural development but also highlights the Chinese characteristics through the specific national conditions, cultural heritage, and the unity of Party nature and people’s nature. Only by deeply exploring the essential connotation of the cultural form of Chinese-style modernization can we reveal its scientific nature, practicality, and people-oriented nature. The essential connotation reveals the core characteristics of a certain thing, indicating its existence basis, essential attributes and basic appearance. The cultural form of Chinese-style modernization is a cultural pattern that has been formed in the process of modernizing socialism with Chinese characteristics and is in line with it. It is a cultural form shaped through the interaction and integration of the “soul” of Marxism and the “root” of fine traditional Chinese culture. It is a cultural form that highlights the subjectivity of the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Based on these three inherent determinations, there are three main practical paths for the cultural form of Chinese-style modernization in the new era. Firstly, consolidate the modernization practice foundation on which the Chinese-style modern cultural form relies for growth. Secondly, the cultural foundation for nurturing and shaping the cultural form of Chinese-style modernization. Thirdly, we must uphold the cultural leadership and the people’s stance of the Chinese-style modernization cultural form. The organic unity of the three means that the cultural form of Chinese-style modernization has surpassed the hegemonic position of Western theoretical discourse and broken through the shackles of traditional culture’s conservatism. It not only looks back but also moves forward, providing lasting strength for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the enrichment of the human civilization system.