The first batch of Nishan World Confucianism Center research bases settled in 4 colleges and universities in Shandong Province

The scene of the press conference. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Jinan Municipal Party Committee

People's Daily Jinan, January 9 (Liu Qi) Focusing on the construction of the Nishan World Confucianism Center "World Confucian Talent Gathering and Training Highland", and promoting the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with china's excellent traditional culture, on the morning of January 9, the unveiling ceremony of the research base of the Nishan World Confucianism Center was held at Shandong Normal University. The Nishan World Confucianism Center - Shandong Provincial Party Committee Party School (Shandong Administrative College) Research Base, Shandong Academy of Social Sciences Research Base, Qufu Normal University Research Base, Shandong Normal University Research Base was officially inaugurated.

Tang Zhouyan, vice chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and secretary of the party committee of Shandong Normal University, pointed out at the unveiling ceremony of the base that over the past year or so, the Nishan World Confucianism Center has done a lot of work in carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, especially in promoting the development of Confucianism, which has made a good start for building a "world Highland for Confucian studies, a highland for the cultivation and gathering of Confucian talents, a highland for the popularization and promotion of Confucianism, and a highland for the international exchange and dissemination of Confucianism." The establishment of research bases by the Confucian Center in Shandong Normal University, Qufu Normal University, Shandong Academy of Social Sciences, and the Party School of the Provincial Party Committee is an important measure taken to focus on the overall planning and integration of The resources and strength of Confucianism research in Shandong Province and the formation of an integrated promotion of The inheritance and development of Confucianism. We must base ourselves on Shandong, face the whole country, look at the world, further strengthen the construction of the discourse system, carefully refine the concept of identity, and contribute to the construction of the philosophy and social science system with Chinese characteristics to the "Qilu force" of the new era.

Guo Chengyan, secretary of the party committee and deputy director of the Nishan World Confucianism Center, said in his speech that the Nishan World Confucianism Center has achieved a series of achievements based on the construction of the "four highlands" and the "six ones" task, focusing on the implementation of the "two combinations" and "two innovations", and the successful unveiling of the research base today marks that the development of the Confucian Center has entered a new stage. Together with all research bases, we will take academia as the root of our career and the foundation of our family, cultivate outstanding talents with a solid academic foundation and meet the needs of the development of the times, launch academic masterpieces and Confucian research results with international vision, national feelings, and embody the spirit of the times, and build a multilingual, cross-cultural, and high-level platform for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.

Xu Wen, executive vice president of the Party School of the CPC Shandong Provincial Party Committee, said that the establishment of the research base is of great significance, the scientific research institutes of colleges and universities, the party's education administration college in promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, in promoting the combination of the basic principles of Marxism and China's excellent traditional culture, will effectively promote the collaborative innovation of Shandong's excellent traditional culture, form a "Qilu style" and "Chinese style", create a new pattern of contemporary Confucian research and dissemination, in order to carry forward the essence of Confucianism, inherit the origins of China, Make due contributions to promoting the great development and prosperity of China's excellent traditional culture.

Hao Xianyin, secretary of the party committee of the Shandong Academy of Social Sciences, said that on the basis of the existing eight sub-centers, the Nishan World Confucian Center has set up four new research bases in four important cultural and educational institutions in the province to strengthen the exploration of Confucian research resources in the province, the gathering of research talents, and the coordination of research forces, marking the improvement of the new institutional mechanism of the Confucian Center's integration of provinces and departments, "one center, multiple sub-centers", and joint construction, sharing and win-win results. This time, as a comprehensive social science research institution directly under the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the Shandong Provincial Government, the Shandong Academy of Social Sciences has become a cooperative unit of the new research base set up by the Confucian Center, which is a great honor and a heavy responsibility. The Shandong Academy of Social Sciences will further implement the strategy of establishing scientific research institutes, rejuvenating talents, managing strong institutes, and opening doors to run institutes, and strive to build an ideological and theoretical highland and an important position in ideological work for Marxist research and propaganda in Shandong Province.

Qi Wanxue, secretary of the party committee of Qufu Normal University, said that Qufu Normal University was born of Confucius, flourished because of culture, and prospered because of the times, and in the past 66 years of running the school, it has embarked on a characteristic development path of inheriting and carrying forward excellent traditional culture. Qufu Normal University will take the establishment of the research base as an opportunity to resolutely implement the various deployments of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, the provincial government and the competent departments at higher levels, fully complete the tasks stipulated in the cooperation agreement, fully explore its own potential, focus on the modern interpretation and development of Confucianism, focus on the influence, discourse power, dominance and civilization exchanges and mutual learning of Confucianism, and work with the Confucian Center and the sub-centers and research bases with a broader realm, a higher position and a more open collaborative concept. Strive to make greater contributions to the inheritance and development of China's excellent traditional culture in the new era.

Wan Guangxia, vice president of Shandong Normal University, said that the establishment of the research base of the Nishan World Confucianism Center gives full play to the advantages of disciplines and promotes the dissemination of Confucian research. Shandong Normal University will actively cooperate with the Confucian Center to carry out various work and fully support the research base to carry out various academic activities. The construction of the base will take the Qilu Qinghua Research Institute as the main body, integrate the advantages and characteristics of marxist colleges, literary colleges, history and culture colleges and other colleges, form a joint force for the dissemination of Confucian studies in the whole school, nourish the development of contemporary Chinese Marxism with excellent Traditional Chinese culture, and build a solid foundation for cultural self-confidence.

Experts and scholars attending the meeting held that the Chinese nation is in a critical period of great rejuvenation, and it is necessary to have both strong material strength and strong spiritual strength, and the research base of the Nishan World Confucianism Center should focus on the major proposition of the times of persistently integrating Marx's basic principles with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, give full play to the advantages of academic research and personnel training, activate the endless and endless development momentum of China's excellent traditional culture, and make greater contributions to inheriting and carrying forward China's excellent traditional culture.

At the event site, the Nishan World Confucianism Center and the four research bases signed cooperation agreements respectively, through the construction of the research base, bring together the Confucian research strength of Shandong Province, give full play to the advantages of scientific research and talents in colleges and universities, strengthen the research and elaboration of Confucianism, promote the integration of traditional culture and modern culture, serve the tasks of the times with cultural people, jointly create a highland for Confucian research and talent gathering, and further promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture. Ensure that Shandong is always at the forefront in inheriting and promoting China's excellent traditional culture.