Tell Chinese stories and express human feelings

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 tell the Chinese story well with affection and strength, and show the world a credible, lovely and respectable image of China." "We have created a path of socialist development with Chinese characteristics and created a new form of human civilization, we need to create miracles in the economy, the rapid rise of science and technology, and the leap of culture and the improvement of soft power." Excellent literary and artistic works contain the values, cultural traditions and aesthetic pursuits of specific nationalities, and are the eyes and windows of national culture, and contemporary Chinese writers should come up with more excellent literary works that are liked by people around the world, tell Chinese stories, spread Chinese voices, expound Chinese spirit, and show Chinese style.

The Chinese story is a vivid carrier of the cultural traditions and struggle practices of the Chinese people, and is an integral part of the spiritual values of mankind. Although the situation and destiny of mankind are very different, the unremitting pursuit of a better life and the indomitable struggle to change the destiny are consistent, and they are most likely to resonate with the people of all countries in the world. The international community is paying unprecedented attention to China's development, hoping to decode China's development path and the secret of success, and understand the changes in the lives and spiritual worlds of Chinese people. New Era China has the Chinese story of the new era. Contemporary China is striding towards the center of the world stage, and the self-confidence of the Chinese nation has never been so rational and firm as it is now. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The vast number of literary and art workers should base themselves on the land of China, tell Chinese stories well, with a deeper vision, a broader mind, and a more confident attitude, choose the themes that best represent China's changes and the Chinese spirit, carry out artistic expression, shape more Chinese cultural images recognized by the world, strive to show a vivid and three-dimensional China, and write a new chapter for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind." "The community of shared future for mankind means that we not only have the mission of national rejuvenation, but also the mission of international and human beings, which is particularly evident in the common fight against the epidemic of all mankind." Literary workers in the new era must not only tell Chinese stories well, but also tell human stories and cosmic stories, and under the ideological vision of the community of human destiny, they will elevate China's special experience to human experience of universal significance, and the classic works of literature in the new era will be upgraded to human classics of universal significance.

Literature and art are the language of the world, and the special aesthetic experience and emotional expression of literary and artistic works can be close to people's hearts, break down cultural barriers, and cross language and national boundaries. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Chinese people have always had a deep sense of the world, and contemporary Chinese literature and art should look to the world and to mankind. The vast number of literary and art workers must have confidence and ambition, inherit the flow of hundreds of generations, will change today, and create more excellent works that highlight China's aesthetic interests, disseminate contemporary Chinese values, and reflect the common value pursuit of all mankind. "Literary workers in the new era should base themselves on the magnificent new era, with profound cognitive ability and lofty overall vision, profoundly understand the important role of "cultural people, more able to condense the soul; with art to communicate with the heart, easier to communicate with the world", deeply understand the new historical orientation of the Chinese nation, accurately grasp the mainstream of the times and the trend of history, keep pace with the new era, find our own place in the world cultural order, and absorb and learn from all the excellent achievements of human civilization with a broader mind and vision. Realize the creation of art from the magnificent reality of socialism with Chinese characteristics, shape new people in the new era, show the new atmosphere of the new era, use literary and artistic creation to carry forward the Chinese spirit, spread Chinese values, unite Chinese strength, contribute Chinese wisdom to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and more consciously and proactively play the important role of Chinese literature in people-to-people exchanges and people-to-people ties.

National literature and art highlight national characteristics and embody the cultural recognition of a nation. China's excellent traditional culture is the spiritual lifeblood of the Chinese nation, and it is also a solid foundation for us to stand firm in the turmoil of world culture. For thousands of years, the Chinese aesthetic spirit has nourished the aesthetic life of generations of Chinese and nurtured the spiritual world of Chinese. Literary workers in the new era should strengthen cultural self-confidence, take the inheritance and promotion of the Chinese aesthetic spirit as their own responsibility, find their own starting point and way in china's excellent traditional culture, adhere to creative transformation and innovative development, connect the ancient and modern cultural roots, and rejuvenate the vitality of the new era. It is necessary to base ourselves on the new road of Chinese-style modernization and the new form of human civilization, tell Chinese stories well to the world and the future, constantly open up new realms of Chinese literature, create new classic works in the vision of creating a new form of human civilization, and always maintain the exuberant vitality of the Chinese context with more works with backbone, personality, and vigor, constantly meet the new aesthetic needs of the people, and actively disseminate contemporary Chinese values, carry forward the spirit of Chinese culture, and reflect the aesthetic pursuit of Chinese. It is necessary to make the vision broader and more far-reaching, pay attention to the most advanced aspects of mankind, explore the deepest part of the human spiritual world, and at the same time face the reality of the survival of the Chinese people at present, and create a rich and diverse Chinese story. It is necessary to clearly establish Chinese style and Chinese style in the field of world literature and art, reverse the concept of "respecting the foreign" and "only the foreign is followed", give out the voice of Chinese literature itself, effectively display the creative strength and cultural charm of our country and nation, let the people of all countries feel the charm in the aesthetic process, deepen their understanding and understanding of Chinese culture, and see a China full of dreams and hopes, civilization and progress, and amiable and respectable China.

Content source: Literature and Art Daily, December 24, 2021, 1st edition

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