|, a commentator of China Art Daily, adheres to integrity and innovation and constantly opens up new realms of literature and art

Adhere to the integrity of innovation

Constantly open up new horizons of literature and art

——Four Theories for in-depth study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping

At the Eleventh National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Tenth National Congress of the China Writers Association

An important speech at the opening ceremony

Commentator of China Art Daily

Culture is the spiritual lifeblood of the nation, and literature and art are the clarion call of the times. On the journey of the new era, we should realize the mission of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, summon the vast number of literary and art workers to write magnificent epics and cast literary and artistic peaks. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his important speech at the opening ceremony of the Eleventh National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Tenth National Congress of the China Writers Association: "I hope that the vast number of literary and art workers will adhere to the principle of integrity and innovation, and use the fine works that keep up with the times to open up a new realm of literature and art." The speech was lofty, far-sighted, profound, and rich in connotation, profoundly expounded the special laws of artistic creation, clarified the goals, tasks and requirements for promoting the high-quality development of literature and art under the new situation, and pointed out the direction for the vast number of literary and art workers to bravely climb the peak of art and achieve the prosperity and development of literature and art.

Literary and artistic creation is arduous creative labor, and it often requires digging deep wells to get out of the sweet spring. People's concepts about its regular summary are countless, and basically involve many elements such as traditional nourishment, the source of life, conceptual methods, and techniques. Shouzheng innovation has fully inherited and developed the theoretical and practical achievements and experiences of predecessors, profoundly embodied the dialectical thinking of the Marxist concept of literature and art, and has distinct Chinese characteristics and the spirit of the times. Adhering to the principle of abiding by integrity and innovation is a problem that every literary and artistic creator needs to actively think about and study in depth, and it is also the responsibility and mission entrusted to the vast number of literary and artistic workers in our time.

To adhere to the principle of integrity and innovation, it is necessary to fully excavate the ideological concepts, humanistic spirit and moral norms of China's excellent traditional culture, and continuously activate the vitality of Chinese culture in the process of creative transformation and innovative development. Chinese civilization has a long history and is broad and profound, which is the foundation of contemporary Chinese literature and art, and also the treasure of literary and artistic innovation. From the Confucian idea of "carrying the Tao with literature" and the simple natural view of literature and art advocated by The Taoists, to Bai Juyi's "Articles are written for the times, songs and poems are written for the sake of things", Fan Zhongyan's "The worries of the world before the world are worried, and the world is happy after the world is happy", the wisdom and experience left by the ancestors of the ancestors have enlightened future generations, and the spiritual transmission has continued endlessly; from literary scholars such as Qu Yuan, Li Bai, Du Fu, Guan Hanqing, cao Xueqin, to historians such as Sima Qian, Ban Gu, and Sima Guang, generation after generation of grand words, Huazhang, and Hongwen's masterpieces have always nourished the soul and cultivated disposition. Cultivate an aesthetic spiritual home. They embody the distinct cultural values and cultural ideals of the Chinese nation, embody the deep roots of the Chinese spirit, and embody the personality style and style of the Chinese aesthetic spirit. Adhering to the principle of integrity and innovation is to adhere to the position of Chinese culture, with a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence, to highlight the Chinese spirit and carry forward the Chinese aesthetic spirit in learning tradition, inheriting tradition and developing tradition.

To persist in being upright and innovative, we must take root in the fertile soil of life, constantly update our concepts and means in the great practice of the people's creation of history, and write a magnificent epic of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the times. Life is the source of literary and artistic creation, and art comes from life and is higher than life. Innovation is the life of literature and art, and it is also the unique value and charm created by literature and art. "Poetry follows the fortunes of the world, every day is not new", in the tide of progress of the ever-changing era, there is no way out of self-imposed, and the original copy of learning from the ancient and muddying the ancient will inevitably be eliminated by the times. At a time when various art disciplines are integrated and interconnected, various forms of expression are cross-integrated, and various emerging technologies give birth to new conceptual vocabulary, field space, and cultural forms, adhering to the principle of abiding by integrity and innovation is to deeply study and grasp the pulse of "creation", breathe with the times, share the fate with the people, and reflect the great practice of the times with vigor and vitality.

To persist in keeping right and innovating, it is necessary to properly handle the dialectical relationship between "keeping" and "creating", neither to be complacent and self-righteous, nor to cut off the bloodline and create out of thin air, but to use the spirit of respect of learning from predecessors and surpassing the competitive spirit of predecessors to constantly consolidate oneself and break through oneself. For example, the "four skills and five methods" in opera are the embodiment of the mature experience accumulated by countless times of stage practice of generations of artists, so to do this and not that, it is the result of long-term accumulation and tempering, and it is necessary to study and inherit with awe; at the same time, the new theater environment and technical means are practical conditions that the predecessors did not have, and some aspects of the artistic practice of the predecessors that have not yet been touched must be developed with the times with the help of innovation and creation. Adhering to the principle of integrity and innovation is to deeply study and analyze the different conditions created by art, and in the genetic inheritance of the artistic spirit, we should give full play to the original spirit of the creator, so that every creative process will become the "this one" that embodies the spirit of the times, so that each work will become a unique, with a deep traditional heritage and a vivid expression that embodies the pulse of the times.

In the final analysis, to adhere to the principle of abiding by the principle of innovation is to adhere to the correctness of the cultural road, the correctness of the concept of values, and the correctness of aesthetic tastes, and to persist in walking with the times and the people. History flows endlessly, the times change with each passing day, and the spirit of the Chinese nation of fighting hard and striving for self-improvement has always been endless, and has been embodied in various forms in our literary and artistic creation. The fundamental purpose of "keeping" and "creating" is to inherit and carry forward the lifeblood of the national spirit and sound the clarion call of the times. On the new journey toward the second centenary goal, let us keep up with the times, tell the Chinese story well with heart and soul, and use profound thoughts, simple and fresh, strong and powerful masterpieces to continuously open up new realms of literature and art, and create a magnificent epic of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.