Action Guide for Building a Modern Civilization and Socialist Cultural Power of the Chinese Nation
Qiushi magazine editorial department
"Only by comprehensively and deeply understanding the history of Chinese civilization can we more effectively promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, more effectively promote the cultural construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation".
"It is the only way to open up and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics on the profound foundation of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, and to combine the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and the excellent traditional Chinese culture. This is the regular understanding that we have gained in exploring the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics ".
It is our new cultural mission in the new era to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point.
Culture is related to the country and the country. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has placed cultural construction in an important position in the overall work, profoundly grasped the historical position of the new era, and made all-round and in-depth thinking on how to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the new era with firm cultural consciousness, broad historical vision and far-reaching strategic considerations, and put forward a series of new ideas, new ideas and new conclusions. Leading the creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional culture, promoting Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cultural construction to achieve historic achievements and make historic changes in radical reform and innovation, and providing a strong ideological guarantee and strong spiritual strength for the new era to create a new situation in the cause of the party and the state.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China drew a grand blueprint for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way with Chinese modernization, and made strategic arrangements for "promoting cultural self-confidence and self-improvement and creating new glories of socialist culture". On June 2, 2023, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attended the symposium on cultural inheritance and development and delivered an important speech, which is a milestone in the history of our party’s cultural construction and will certainly have a significant and far-reaching impact on Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cultural construction. Before the symposium, the General Secretary made a special trip to the newly-built China National Edition Museum and the Archaeological Museum of China Institute of History for investigation and research. "During my visit to China Historical Research Institute and China National Edition Museum, I deeply felt that China culture has a long history and Chinese civilization is profound." "During this time, I have been thinking about the major issue of promoting the cultural construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. This is also the reason for holding this symposium. " The important speech of the General Secretary focuses on the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation, based on the continuation of the Chinese context and the construction of modern civilization, and makes a comprehensive, systematic and in-depth exposition of a series of major theoretical and practical issues concerning the inheritance and development of Chinese culture from the overall strategic height of the development of the cause of the party and the state.
— — "Deeply grasp the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization". General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that there are many important elements in Chinese excellent traditional culture, which together shape the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, and made a profound explanation from five aspects: outstanding continuity, outstanding innovation, outstanding unity, outstanding inclusiveness and outstanding peace of Chinese civilization. These important expositions highlight the distinctive features of Chinese civilization different from other civilizations, and show the outstanding advantages of the Chinese nation in gaining a firm foothold in the world cultural turmoil, which provides a "golden key" for understanding ancient China, understanding modern China and grasping the future of China at a deeper level.
The picture shows the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park, which was shot in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on July 6, 2022. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi/photo
— — "Deeply understand ‘ Two combinations ’ The significance of ". General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that we have always emphasized the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China, and now we have clearly put forward the "second integration". It is emphasized that "two combinations" are the greatest magic weapon for our success. The premise of "combination" is mutual agreement and the result is mutual achievement. "Combination" has laid a solid foundation for the road, opened up the space for innovation and consolidated the cultural subjectivity. Emphasizing the "second combination" is our party’s profound summary of the historical experience of the modernization of Marxism in China, and a profound grasp of the development law of Chinese civilization, which shows that our party’s understanding of China’s road, theory and system has reached a new height, that our party’s historical self-confidence and cultural self-confidence have reached a new height, and that our party’s consciousness of promoting cultural innovation in inheriting Chinese excellent traditional culture has reached a new height. These important expositions are of great significance for constantly opening up a new realm of the modernization of Marxism in China and continuing to write a new chapter in the inheritance and development of Chinese culture.
— — "better shoulder the new cultural mission." General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to persistently implement, constantly enrich and develop a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new theories on cultural construction for a long time, and clearly put forward a new cultural mission in the new era, focusing on three aspects: strengthening cultural self-confidence, upholding openness and tolerance, and persisting in integrity and innovation. These important expositions have profoundly expounded the scientific connotation and practical requirements of the new cultural mission in the new era, fully embodied the profound cultural feelings, broad cultural tolerance and deep cultural responsibility of General Secretary of the Supreme Leader, and entrusted great responsibility and scientific guidance for the inheritance and development of Chinese culture in the new era and new journey.
General Secretary Supreme Leader’s important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development is strategically important, rich in connotation, highly political, ideological, strategic and instructive. It is a glorious document that shines with the light of Marxist truth and is full of the unique charm of Chinese culture, and it is a guide for action to build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation and a powerful socialist culture. Since the publication of the General Secretary’s important speech, it has aroused enthusiastic response from all walks of life. All localities and relevant departments have conscientiously studied and implemented the spirit of the speech, adopted a series of solid measures, and achieved initial results. We should continue to study, publicize and implement the spirit of the important speech of General Secretary of the Supreme Leader, combine it with the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, with the new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments of the General Secretary on cultural construction, and with the education of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era of the Supreme Leader, so as to have a deeper understanding of the decisive significance of the "two establishment", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences" and achieve the "two maintenance" and better shoulder the responsibility.
Deeply grasp the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization
Liangzhu, Yuhang, Zhejiang, is a beautiful continent in water. In July 2019, at the 43rd World Heritage Conference, "Liangzhu Ancient City Site" was selected into the World Heritage List, which indicated that the demonstration of China’s 5,000-year history of civilization was widely recognized by UNESCO and international mainstream academic circles.
The picture shows the audience at the National Museum of China on October 30, 2022. — ‘ China painting series of past dynasties ’ Visit the achievement exhibition. People’s picture Chen Xiaogen/photo
"Chinese civilization is the only great civilization in the world that has been continuous and developed to this day in the form of a country." In the long history of civilization development of more than 5,000 years, the people of China have created a dazzling Chinese civilization and made great contributions to the cause of human civilization and progress. Although Chinese civilization has experienced vicissitudes, it has always been endless and endless. For example, the characters created by our ancestors thousands of years ago are still in use today, and the Chinese characters we use today are not fundamentally different from those in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. For example, the excellent elements of China’s traditional ideology and culture, including Confucianism, have played a very important role in the formation and continuous development of Chinese civilization for thousands of years, in the formation and maintenance of China’s United political situation, in the formation and consolidation of China’s multi-ethnic and integrated family, in the formation and enrichment of the Chinese national spirit, in encouraging Chinese sons and daughters to safeguard national independence and resist foreign aggression, and in promoting the social development and progress of China and the balance of social interests and social relations. All this fully proves that Chinese civilization has the cultural subjectivity and vigorous vitality of self-development, responding to challenges and creating new opportunities.
Tracing back to the deepest history can open the longest future. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has made a series of important expositions on the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization, stressing that "contemporary China is the continuation and development of historical China, and contemporary China ideology and culture is also the inheritance and sublimation of China traditional ideology and culture. To know today’s China and China people, it is necessary to deeply understand the cultural blood of China and accurately grasp the cultural soil that nourishes China people", which provides a fundamental basis for us to understand and grasp the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization.
In this important speech, the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary regards "the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization" as the first of the five outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, and profoundly states: "Deep feelings for home and country and deep historical consciousness have laid the foundation for the Chinese nation to maintain the great unity and become the spiritual support for the Chinese nation’s continuous rejuvenation through numerous difficulties and dangers. The continuity of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that the Chinese nation must follow its own path. If we don’t understand China from a long-standing historical continuity, we can’t understand ancient China, modern China, and even China in the future. "
Deeply grasp the outstanding innovation of Chinese civilization
"This is a project that Zhang Xi of Zhejiang University was responsible for when I was working in Zhejiang. First, the Complete Works of Song Painting was compiled, and later it was extended to ‘ China painting series of past dynasties ’ 。” On June 1st, a set of Complete Works of Song Painting once again attracted the attention of the Supreme Leader General Secretary when he visited the Central General Hall of China National Edition Pavilion.
The sustainable development of civilization not only needs to be passed down from generation to generation, but also needs to adapt to the times and innovate. From the Complete Works of Painting in Song Dynasty to the Painting Series of China in Past Dynasties, the national treasures scattered around the world, which have passed through thousands of years, gathered together through high-definition proofing images, which restored the development vein of China’s painting from a trickle to a confluence of rivers, and showed the innovative character of Chinese civilization.
"Chinese civilization has outstanding innovation. Chinese civilization is a civilization that is innovative and radiant, and the still water is deep and magnificent. " In this important speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "Continuity is not stagnation, let alone rigidity, but a historical progress process supported by innovation." Innovation is the life of culture and the essential feature of culture. It is a prejudice and misinterpretation of China’s history and culture by western discourse system since modern times to regard Chinese traditional culture as conservative. The Chinese nation has always created its own material civilization, spiritual civilization and political civilization in the spirit of "striving for new days, getting new days and getting new days", and stood as the most prosperous and powerful civilization in the world for a long historical period.
Contemporary China is experiencing the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history, which provides powerful impetus and broad space for cultural innovation. Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cultural construction has a new atmosphere and pattern, and the "one pool of spring water" of Chinese culture has been completely activated, showing great vitality and exuberance in the new era. The charm of Chinese excellent traditional culture, the vigorous revolutionary culture and the prosperity of advanced socialist culture are integrated in the great practice of the new era, which provides a more active and powerful spiritual force for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and a correct spiritual guide for the progress of human civilization.
History and reality have fully proved: "The innovation of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines the enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation, which is not afraid of new challenges and brave to accept new things."
Deeply grasp the outstanding unity of Chinese civilization
"Chinese civilization has outstanding unity."
In this important speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "The long-standing tradition of great unity of Chinese civilization has formed the unity of pluralism, unity and concentration. ‘ Inward cohesion ’ The pursuit of unity is the premise and result of continuous civilization. Unity and unity is a blessing, and division and turmoil are a curse. It is a valuable experience and lesson that China people have exchanged for blood. " For thousands of years, the Chinese nation has always regarded the great unification as "the common experience of heaven and earth, the universal meaning of ancient and modern times." A history of China is a history in which all ethnic groups blend and converge into a pluralistic Chinese nation, and a history in which all ethnic groups jointly create, develop and consolidate a unified great motherland. The unity and integration of all ethnic groups and the integration of diversity are due to the cultural eclecticism, economic interdependence and emotional closeness of all ethnic groups, and to the endogenous motivation of the Chinese nation to pursue unity and unity. Because of this, Chinese civilization has unparalleled inclusiveness and absorption, and it can last for a long time and be deeply rooted.
As early as the pre-Qin period, China gradually formed a blending pattern with Yanhuang Huaxia as the core and "five people" sharing the world. Qin’s "the same book, the same car, the same quantity and the same line" started the development of China’s unified multi-ethnic country. Since then, no matter which nation has entered the Central Plains, it is its own responsibility to unify the world and pretend to be the orthodoxy of Chinese culture. Separation, such as the northern and southern dynasties, all boast of Chinese orthodoxy; Confrontations such as Song, Liao and Xia Jin are all called "Peach Blossom Stone"; Unification, such as Qin and Han Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, is even more "Liuhe shares the same wind and Kyushu shares the same experience". The glory of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the weather of the Tang Dynasty, and the prosperity of the Kang and Gan Dynasties are all the history jointly created by all ethnic groups. After modern times, in the face of the unprecedented crisis of national subjugation and extinction, people of all ethnic groups fought against foreign aggression and went to the national disaster together, shed their heads and shed their blood, and jointly wrote a great epic of the Chinese nation’s arduous and vigorous mountains and rivers.
The picture shows that on July 30, 2023, musicians were playing "Yao Dance Music" for the members of the delegations participating in the Chengdu Universiade. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan/photo
History and reality fully prove: "The unity of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that the cultures of all ethnic groups of the Chinese nation are integrated and firmly condensed even if they encounter major setbacks. It also determines the common belief that the country is inseparable, the country cannot be chaotic, the nation cannot be separated, and civilization cannot be broken. It also determines that national unity will always be the core of China’s core interests, and that a strong and unified country is the fate of people of all ethnic groups."
Deeply grasp the outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization
"Chinese civilization is profound and has a long history, and it is formed by the confluence of excellent cultures of all ethnic groups." On July 13th, 2022, when General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, he revealed the important origin of Chinese civilization’s outstanding inclusiveness.
"Chinese civilization has outstanding inclusiveness." In this important speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly stated: "Chinese civilization has never used a single culture to replace multiculturalism, but multiculturalism has gathered into a common culture to resolve conflicts and build consensus. Chinese cultural identity transcends local culture, blood lineage, religious beliefs, etc., and integrates the vast ethnic groups with great internal differences into a pluralistic and integrated Chinese nation. The more inclusive, the more recognized and maintained, and the more continuous it will be. "
Unfolding a grand historical scroll, Chinese culture is eclectic and colorful, which is the epitome of all ethnic cultures. From Zhao Wuling Wang Hu Fu riding and shooting to the localization reform of Emperor Xiaowen in the Northern Wei Dynasty; From "Everyone in Luoyang learns Hu Le" to "Qiang people in Wan Li do their best to sing Chinese songs"; From the frontier nationalities’ habit of "clothes under the clothes" and "elegant songs and Confucian clothes" to the prevalence of "clothes under the pants" and Hu Mao with Hu clothes in the Central Plains; From the spread of Buddhism to the east in history, to the spread of Western learning to the east in modern times, the new culture movement, Marxism and socialist ideas were introduced to China, and then to the all-round opening up since the reform and opening up, Chinese civilization has always been eclectic and enduring.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has emphasized that to correctly grasp the relationship between Chinese culture and national cultures, excellent traditional cultures of all ethnic groups are an integral part of Chinese culture, and Chinese culture is the backbone, while national cultures are branches and leaves, so that they can flourish. Civilization is colorful, equal and inclusive. We should adhere to exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, promote a hundred schools of thought of different civilizations to contend and let a hundred flowers blossom, and promote the building of a community of human destiny, which provides a fundamental basis for us to understand and grasp the outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization.
History and reality have fully proved: "The inclusiveness of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines the historical orientation of exchanges and integration of the Chinese nation, determines the harmonious pattern of the coexistence of various religious beliefs in China, and determines the open mind of Chinese culture to the world civilization."
Deeply grasp the outstanding peace of Chinese civilization
"China does not have the gene to dominate the country, does not have the impulse to play games with big countries, and firmly stands on the right side of history and firmly pursues ‘ On the trip to the Avenue, the world is public ’ 。” On August 22nd, in his speech at the closing ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in 2023, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader expounded China’s firm stance of unswervingly following the path of peaceful development from the perspective of Chinese civilization.
"Chinese civilization has outstanding peace." In this important speech, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "Peace, harmony and harmony are the concepts that have been passed down by Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, and it is advocated to build a world in which the group and the self are one, and to put others first in the relationship between people and themselves. Advocate traffic harmony and oppose isolation and occlusion; Advocate symbiosis and oppose self-reliance; Advocate the protection of harmony and oppose the law of the jungle. "
The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation, and the people of China are peace-loving people. Chinese civilization with a history of more than 5,000 years has always advocated peace. Since ancient times, China has put forward the motto "Although a country is big, belligerence will lead to death". The concepts of "harmony is the most important thing", "harmony is different", "turning hostilities into friendship", "national peace and security", "good neighbors", "world peace" and "world harmony" have been handed down from generation to generation. China used to be one of the most powerful countries in the world for a long time, but it left no record of colonizing and invading other countries. At the beginning of the 15th century, Zheng He, a famous navigator in China in the Ming Dynasty, made seven ocean voyages, reaching many countries in Southeast Asia and Kenya on the east coast of Africa, leaving a wonderful story of China’s friendly exchanges with people of other countries along the way. Throughout the ages, the Chinese nation has a position and influence in the world, not by belligerence or external expansion, but by the powerful appeal and attraction of Chinese culture.
History and reality fully prove: "The peaceful nature of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of the international order, that China constantly pursues exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations without engaging in cultural hegemony, that China will not impose its own values and political system on others, and that China will persist in cooperation, not confrontation and never engage in ‘ Oppose differences with the same party ’ A small circle. "
The premise of profoundly grasping "combination" is mutual agreement.
“‘ Combination ’ Not hard together. Marxism and Chinese excellent traditional culture have different sources, but they are highly compatible with each other. "
Only when they fit each other can they be organically combined. In this important speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly clarified: "‘ Combination ’ The premise is that they fit each other. " After the introduction of Marxism into China, the idea of scientific socialism was warmly welcomed by the people of China, and finally took root in China, blossoming and bearing fruit. It was by no means accidental, but it was integrated with the excellent history and culture passed down by our country for thousands of years and the values that the broad masses of people did not realize every day.
China’s excellent traditional culture contains the idea that the world is for the public, the people are the foundation of the country, the government is based on morality, innovation, meritocracy, harmony between man and nature, self-improvement, virtue-oriented, trust and reconciliation, kindness and good neighborliness, etc. It is an important embodiment of China people’s world view, world view, social view and moral view accumulated in their long-term production and life, and it is highly compatible with scientific socialist values. For example, the social pursuit of "serving the public, upholding faith and improving harmony" is interlinked with the ideals and beliefs of communism and socialism; the governance thought of "people are the foundation of the country, governing by virtue" is integrated with the political concept of "people first"; the responsibility of innovation and self-improvement is consistent with the revolutionary spirit of communist party people. Marxism grasps the essence of human beings from the perspective of social relations, and Chinese culture also places people in the home country and the world, and both oppose treating people as isolated individuals. It is in this sense that we say that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is not only a firm believer and practitioner of Marxism, but also a faithful successor and promoter of Chinese excellent traditional culture.
The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era is based on the realistic China and rooted in the historical China. It integrates the essence of Marxism with the spiritual characteristics of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and becomes a vivid example of the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. It is full of strong Chinese flavor, profound Chinese feelings and noble national soul, with strong historical penetration, cultural appeal and spiritual appeal, showing cultural self-confidence and full of historical consciousness.
The result of a deep grasp of "combination" is mutual achievement.
On the banks of Xiangjiang River, Yuelu Academy. On September 17th, 2020, when it was drizzling, the Supreme Leader General Secretary came to this millennium university to inspect, looked at the high-hanging plaque of "seeking truth from facts", and pondered for a long time: "How can communist party succeed? In Shikumen, there was a boat on the South Lake, and there were more than a dozen people, so today. The road here must be clarified and the truth must be localized. "
Only by taking root in the fertile soil of our country’s history and culture can the tree of Marxist truth take root. In this important speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "‘ Combination ’ Not ‘ Platter ’ , not simple ‘ Physical reaction ’ , but profound ‘ Chemical reaction ’ It has created an organic and unified new cultural life. "
On the one hand, "Marxism brought advanced ideological theory to China, activated the genes of Chinese civilization with the light of truth, led China into the modern world, and promoted the life renewal and modern transformation of Chinese civilization". From people-oriented to democracy, from Kyushu to the Chinese nation community, from the coexistence of all things to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, from enriching the people and giving birth to common prosperity, Chinese civilization is unique, achieving a leap from tradition to modernity and developing a modern form of Chinese civilization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has continuously promoted the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, making the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation adapt to contemporary China culture, coordinate with modern society, and glow with great vitality.
On the other hand, "Chinese excellent traditional culture has enriched the cultural life of Marxism, promoted Marxism to achieve a new leap of China modernization, and showed increasingly distinctive China style and China style, and China Marxism has become the essence of Chinese culture and China spirit". Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee, with the Supreme Leader as the core, has integrated the essence of Marxism with the essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture and the common values that the people use everyday without realizing it, constantly endowing scientific theory with distinctive China characteristics, constantly consolidating the historical foundation and mass foundation of the modernization of Marxism in China, and making Marxism firmly take root in China.
The combination of the basic principles of Marxism with Chinese excellent traditional culture makes Marxism China, Chinese excellent traditional culture modern, and the new culture formed through "combination" becomes a Chinese modern cultural form.
Deeply grasping "combination" and laying a solid foundation for the road
"If there is no Chinese civilization for five thousand years, what are the characteristics of China? If it is not the characteristics of China, how can we have such a successful Socialism with Chinese characteristics road today? " In mid-spring, 2021, at Zhuxi Garden on the banks of Jiuqu River in Wuyishan, the Supreme Leader General Secretary thought for thousands of years and learned from the past, profoundly expounding the profound cultural heritage of China Road.
Only based on the magnificent history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years can we truly understand the historical inevitability, cultural connotation and unique advantages of China Road. In this important speech, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly expounded "‘ Combination ’ Built a solid foundation for the road. "
— — "The key to China’s characteristics lies in ‘ Two combinations ’ " . Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s road is first of all socialism, which comes from Marxism; At the same time, the simple socialist elements in China culture also provided the cultural basis for China to accept Marxism. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out that why can our socialism be full of vigor and vitality? The key lies in the characteristics of China, and the key lies in the "two combinations". In the new era of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, an important reason why the cause of the Party and the country has made historic achievements and undergone historic changes is that we have adhered to the "two combinations".
— — “‘ The second combination ’ Let Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road have a broader and far-reaching historical depth, and expand the cultural foundation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road ". The road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics came out under the guidance of Marxism, and it also came out from the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years. For example, in the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, and in the new development pattern of "taking the domestic big cycle as the main body and the domestic and international double cycles promoting each other", historical wisdom such as "being among monks" and "harmony between man and nature" is highlighted; From the sense of hardship that "China people’s rice bowls must be firmly in their own hands at all times" to the strategic deployment of overall development and security in the outline of the 14 th Five-Year Plan, we can see that "the wise prevent disasters before they sprout, and the wise plan for the future"; Wait a minute. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader, while adhering to the great "Tao" of Marxism, fully absorbed the wisdom of Chinese excellent traditional culture, making Chinese culture a powerful force to promote the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
— — "Chinese-style modernization is the new life of the old country of the Chinese nation and will surely promote the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization." Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern strength, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-style modernization with profound foundation. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly expounded the dialectical relationship between Chinese-style modernization and Chinese civilization: "Chinese-style modernization is to continue the modernization of ancient civilization, not to eliminate it;" It is a modernization that grows from the land of China, not the modernization of other countries; It is the result of the renewal of civilization, not the product of the fracture of civilization. " Practice has fully proved that the unique world outlook, values, historical outlook, civilization outlook, democratic outlook and ecological outlook contained in Chinese modernization and its great practice have greatly surpassed the western modernization theory and practice and broken the myth that "modernization equals westernization".
Deeply grasping "combination" opens up the space for innovation.
"Extract the essence of history, promote theoretical innovation" and "constantly promote the modernization of Marxism in China" … … On the eve of the 20th Party Congress, Fuxing Library, a major cultural project, was published. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader personally prefaced Fuxing Library, sending out the strong voice of the times of "strengthening historical self-confidence, grasping the general trend of the times and taking the road of China well".
"Two combinations" is the fundamental way to promote the Party’s theoretical innovation, and it is the secret of the evergreen tree of China-era Marxist theory. In this important speech, the Supreme Leader General Secretary profoundly explained the significance of "two combinations" to theoretical and institutional innovation, emphasizing "‘ Combination ’ It is innovation in itself, and at the same time it opens up a broad space for theoretical and practical innovation. "
“‘ The second combination ’ Let us master the ideological and cultural initiative and effectively act on roads, theories and systems. " From this point of view, the people’s congress system and political consultation system initiated by our party are deeply related to the people-oriented thought of Chinese civilization, the concept of ruling the world together, the tradition of "republicanism" and "consultation", and the political wisdom of "embracing everything and seeking common ground while reserving differences". The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed, "We have not engaged in federalism or confederation, established a unitary state form, and implemented a system of regional ethnic autonomy, which is to conform to the general trend of the development of the Chinese nation, which is inward cohesion and pluralism, and to inherit the tradition of China’s cultural unification." The reason why Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s political system is feasible, vital and efficient is that it grew from the social soil of China and is the result of long-term development, gradual improvement and endogenous evolution on the basis of China’s historical inheritance, cultural tradition and economic and social development.
"More importantly, ‘ The second combination ’ It is another ideological emancipation, which enables us to make full use of the valuable resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture in a broader cultural space and explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations. " Rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese culture and constantly promoting theoretical innovation and institutional innovation based on practice, the Communist Party of China (CPC), a century-old party, will be able to better answer the questions of China, the world, the people and the times, overcome all difficulties and obstacles on the road ahead, and take a good road to Chinese modernization as a powerful country and national rejuvenation.
Deeply grasping "combination" has consolidated cultural subjectivity.
Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. Cultural self-confidence is more basic, broader and deeper, and it is the most basic, deepest and lasting force in the development of a country and a nation. In the historical evolution of thousands of years, the reason why the Chinese nation can become a great nation and always stand among the nations of the world, and the reason why it has become more frustrated and brave after suffering, is that the profound and enduring Chinese culture has provided rich nourishment for the Chinese nation’s endless development and growth.
On June 8, 2023, an audience dressed in traditional costumes watched the Digital Dunhuang Exhibition at the Gansu booth of the 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Expo. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liang Xu/photo
"Cultural self-confidence comes from our cultural subjectivity." In this important speech, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader clearly put forward the major proposition of consolidating cultural subjectivity, and profoundly pointed out: "Any culture must have its own subjectivity if it wants to stand up and go far, and to have leading, cohesive, shaping and radiating power"; "With cultural subjectivity, we will have a firm self in the cultural sense, cultural self-confidence will have a fundamental support, the Communist Party of China (CPC) will have a strong cultural force to lead the times, the Chinese nation and the people of China will have a solid cultural foundation for national identity, and Chinese civilization will have a distinctive cultural characteristic of exchanging and learning from other civilizations in the world."
Our cultural subjectivity was established in China under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). It was established on the basis of creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, inheritance of revolutionary culture and development of advanced socialist culture, and on the basis of drawing on and absorbing all outstanding achievements of human civilization; It was established by combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and the excellent traditional Chinese culture. Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought, which founded the new era of supreme leader, is the most powerful embodiment of this cultural subjectivity.
The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era is contemporary China Marxism and 21st century Marxism, and it is the essence of Chinese culture and China spirit, which has achieved a new leap in the modernization of Marxism in China. This idea shows great truth power and unique ideological charm in guiding and promoting practice, and it is a powerful ideological weapon that has been tested by practice and is full of practical power. Under the guidance of this ideological science, the people of China will be more confident, self-reliant and self-reliant, with unprecedented historical initiative and creative spirit, and will be confident in writing the great history of China’s development in the new era.
Better shoulder the new cultural mission.
"I hope that everyone will take on the mission and work hard to create a new culture that belongs to our time and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation!"
The new era and new journey have entered an irreversible historical process to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The closer we get to the goal, the more arduous and arduous efforts we need to prepare, the more we need to strengthen the people’s strength, invigorate the national spirit, and constantly promote cultural self-confidence and self-improvement. In this important speech, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader focused on a new starting point to better shoulder the new cultural mission, and emphasized three points from the combination of theory and practice, history and reality, and international and domestic.
The first is to strengthen cultural self-confidence. Cultural self-confidence and self-improvement are related to the rise and fall of the national movement, cultural security and national spiritual independence. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "Strengthening cultural self-confidence means sticking to your own path." The primary task of strengthening cultural self-confidence is to base ourselves on the great historical practice and contemporary practice of the Chinese nation, sum up China’s experience with China’s principle, upgrade China’s experience to China’s theory, and realize spiritual independence without blindly following various dogmas or copying foreign theories. Cultural self-confidence should be integrated into the spiritual temperament and cultural character of the whole nation, and a high-spirited outlook and a rational and peaceful mentality should be cultivated.
The second is to uphold openness and tolerance. Openness and tolerance have always been the source of vitality for the development of civilization, and it is also a remarkable symbol of cultural self-confidence. After long-term efforts, we are more qualified to solve the "dispute between ancient and modern China and the West" than any previous era, and we are more in urgent need of a batch of cultural achievements that fuse ancient and modern China and the West. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "To uphold openness and tolerance means to learn from all outstanding achievements of civilization created by mankind more actively." We must adhere to the modernization of Marxism in China, inherit and develop Chinese excellent traditional culture, promote the localization of foreign culture, and constantly cultivate and create Socialism with Chinese characteristics culture in the new era.
The third is to persist in being upright and innovative. Being upright and innovating is a bright weather in the new era, and it is also a remarkable symbol of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era. For cultural construction, only by being upright can we not lose ourselves and our direction, and only by being innovative can we grasp and lead the times. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "Upholding integrity is the fundamental system of Marxism’s guiding position in the ideological field, and it is ‘ Two combinations ’ The fundamental requirement is to keep the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s cultural leadership and the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation. Innovation creates new ideas, new discourses, new mechanisms and new forms. Under the guidance of Marxism, we must truly make the past serve the present, make foreign things serve China, dialectically choose and bring forth the new, and realize the organic connection between tradition and modernity. " We must continue the historical context and write contemporary Chinese chapter with the righteousness and spirit of being upright and innovative.
"The best inheritance of history is to create a new history, and the greatest respect for human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization." Standing on the vast land of more than 9.6 million square kilometers, sucking the cultural nutrients accumulated by the long struggle of the Chinese nation, with the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core and the scientific guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, the people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China will certainly be able to shoulder the new cultural mission in the new era and continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the great process of promoting Chinese modernization!
