New cultural mission -- Strive to build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation from the perspective of "second integration"
The rise of all countries and nations is guided and based on cultural innovation and civilizational progress.
In the long river of history for more than 5,000 years, a splendid and brilliant Chinese civilization has been accumulated. In the century-long struggle of the Party leading the people, it has embarked on the road of Chinese-style modernization, created a new form of human civilization, and revealed the true meaning of history——
"It is the only way to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics and integrate the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific conditions and with China's outstanding traditional culture."
Adhere to the "combination of the two" and constantly open up a new realm of the Sinicization of Marxism. The "second combination" shows that our party's understanding of China's road, theory and system has reached a new height, that our party's historical and cultural self-confidence has reached a new height, and that our party's consciousness of promoting cultural innovation in inheriting China's excellent traditional culture has reached a new height.
It is our new cultural mission in the new era to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a culturally powerful country, and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point.
From the overall strategic height of the development of the cause of the party and the country, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued a historical declaration of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people in the new era: "We must strengthen cultural self-confidence, undertake the mission, work hard, and work together to create a new culture belonging to our era and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation." ”
(1) The inevitability of the times
Yan'an, Shaanxi, Yinxu, Anyang, Henan. In the two iconic places in the history of the Chinese nation, through the smoke of history, the glory of ancient and modern times still blooms on the land of China.
In late October 2022, less than a week after the conclusion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to these two places to continue the cultural genes of our party and explore the code of the endless life of Chinese civilization.
In Yan'an, looking at the site of the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of China and the former residence of Mao Zedong and other revolutionaries of the older generation, General Secretary Xi Jinping sighed: "The old site of the Yan'an Revolution has witnessed the glorious course of our party leading the Chinese revolution in the Yan'an period and exploring the Sinicization of Marxism, and it is a book that can never be read." ”
Tourists visit the Yan'an Revolution Memorial Hall (pictured on October 13, 2021). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Xu Hongxing)
In Anyang, inspecting the ruins of Yin Wu and observing cultural relics such as bronzes, jade, oracle bones, etc., General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the deep meaning of this trip: "Learn and understand Chinese civilization more deeply, use the past for the present, and provide reference for better building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation." ”
For thousands of years, the Chinese nation has followed a path of civilizational development different from that of other countries and nations. The broad and profound traditional Chinese culture has always nourished the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.
After the flames of revolution, the period of construction, and the turbulence of reform, when socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era has shown unprecedented strong vitality, more and more people are thinking and asking:
How can an idea from Europe take root in China, thousands of miles away, and grow the greatest civilization creation in the history of mankind from the 20th century to the 21st century?
When we embark on a new journey of the second centenary goal and take the unprecedented path of Chinese-style modernization, how can we sum up China's experience with Chinese principles, elevate China's experience to Chinese theory, and achieve spiritual independence?
"Persist in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific conditions and with China's excellent traditional culture."
On July 1, 2021, on the occasion of the centennial of the Communist Party of China, standing on the tower of Tiananmen Square, standing at the historical intersection of the "two centenary goals", General Secretary Xi Jinping gave a firm and forceful answer.
Born and kept pace with the times.
The "two combinations" were successively written into the "Resolution of the CPC Central Committee on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party's Centennial Struggle" and the report of the 20th CPC National Congress.
Adhering to the "second combination" and activating the long-standing Chinese civilization with the power of Marxist truth, Marxism has also been richly nourished from the fertile soil of China's excellent traditional culture, and has distinctive Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style.
This is the logical necessity of adhering to and developing the truth -
On the bank of the Xiangjiang River, Yuelu Academy, the thousand-year-old string song does not stop.
On September 17, 2020, under a drizzle, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to this millennium institution for inspection, looked at the hanging "seeking truth from facts" plaque, pondered for a long time, and said seriously, "We must localize the truth."
This is Yuelu Academy filmed in Changsha City, Hunan Province on April 13, 2021. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Zhenhai
Looking back at the past 100 years, when saving life and survival, as soon as Marxism came to China, it began the process of integrating with Chinese culture. The Communist Party of China, which has entered the historical stage, not only represents a brand-new political force and revolutionary direction, but also represents a brand-new cultural force and cultural direction.
In Qufu, Shandong, in front of the wall of Wancheng Palace at the south gate of the Confucius Temple, tourists from Tiannanhaibei came to listen to the humanistic stories passed down through the ages, and feel the wisdom of the sages tempered by time.
This is the wall of the Wancheng Palace of the Temple of Confucius taken on September 26, 2020 in Qufu, Shandong, the hometown of Confucius (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
"Marx Enters the Temple of Literature" - Guo Moruo's article written in 1925 uses dramatic language to give Marx and Confucius an encounter across time and space, and the ideal social goals of "horse" and "middle" are so coincidental.
The "Datong Society" of communist society and traditional Chinese culture proposed by Marxism, the Marxist view of practice and the concept of knowledge and action of traditional Chinese culture, the Marxist view of mass history and the people-based thinking of traditional Chinese culture... The intrinsic integration and high compatibility of the two have always served as the source of ideas, surging in the blood of the Chinese Communists.
By constantly absorbing all the excellent cultural achievements in human history and perfecting itself in coping with the new topics of the times and developing new challenges, Marxism will never end the truth, but will constantly open up the road to the truth.
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of "three represents", the Scientific Outlook on Development, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, our party adheres to the "combination of the two" and constantly promotes the Sinicization of Marxism, which not only profoundly changes China, but also greatly enriches and develops Marxism.
Pursue the truth, reveal the truth, and practice the truth. As General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly expounded: "Only by planting the fertile soil of the history and culture of the country and the nation can the tree of Marxist truth take root deeply." ”
This is the inevitable practice of exploring the correct development path -
Marx said that all social life is essentially practical.
In May 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Marx, "Only by closely integrating the basic principles of scientific socialism with the specific realities, historical and cultural traditions and requirements of the times, and constantly exploring and summarizing in practice, can we turn the blueprint into a beautiful reality."
Opening the red chapter of the turbulent storm, the excellent traditional Chinese culture has always been the source of motivation contained in it, running through the practice process of the Communist Party of China for a hundred years.
"Communist Party members pay extreme attention to their culture." In 1944, American journalist Foreman went to Yan'an and the anti-Japanese base in North China for five months to write this view.
In "Travels North," Foreman's account suggests that this may be one of the mysteries of the Chinese Communist Party's ability to root itself among the broadest masses of China's people.
Every step of China's road development is based on the practical exploration of China's national conditions and Chinese culture.
Today, in the process of comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization, Marxism and China's excellent traditional culture are still being combined more and more deeply, which is embodied in the way of governing the country in Anbang, implemented in the moral concept of self-cultivation and living in the world, infused in the ideological method of material research, and presented in the expression of both quality and text...
Use the wisdom of "revolutionizing the old and innovating" to promote reform and innovation; Apply ancient teachings such as "the coexistence of all things" to the construction of ecological civilization; Promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind with the concept of "Concord and All Nations"...
Adhering to the fundamental guiding ideology of Marxism and seeking the source of living water from the excellent traditional Chinese culture has brought vitality to the practice of Marxism in China.
This is the inevitable mission of opening up and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics——
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed in his report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "To uphold and develop Marxism, we must combine it with the excellent traditional Chinese culture. ”
At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the "second combination" is a profound summary of our party's historical experience in the Sinicization of Marxism and a profound grasp of the development law of Chinese civilization.
A series of major thesis indicate that the Chinese Communists' understanding of socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered the level of culture and civilization more profoundly.
Confirming the spiritual lifeline from the modern dimension and enhancing cultural identity provide a more abundant spiritual impetus for the development of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, and provide the necessary ideological resources for the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Only by not forgetting the original can we open up the future.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must organically combine adherence to Marxism with the promotion of China's excellent traditional culture, and unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics." ”
This is the call of the times, but also the inevitability of the times.
(2) A leap in thought
"If there is no Chinese civilization of 5,000 years, where are there any Chinese characteristics? If it were not for Chinese characteristics, how could we have such a successful path of socialism with Chinese characteristics today? ”
On March 22, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was on an inspection tour in Fujian, came to Zhu Xiyuan to discuss ancient and modern times, and clarified the truth that "if we take the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must promote the Sinicization of Marxism".
Tourists visit the Wuyi Fine House in Zhuxi Garden, Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province (pictured on June 6, 2022). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Kehong
At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific conditions and with China's excellent traditional culture is "the understanding of the regularity we have drawn in exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the greatest magic weapon for our success."
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, founded in adhering to the "two combinations", is contemporary Chinese Marxism, 21st century Marxism, the essence of Chinese culture and Chinese spirit, and has achieved a new leap in the Sinicization of Marxism.
This idea shows that Marxism is highly compatible with the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
January 18, 2016, Western Suburbs of Beijing, Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
At the special seminar for major leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels to study and implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping personally gave a "first lesson":
"Common prosperity is a basic goal of Marxism and a basic ideal of the people on the mainland since ancient times. Confucius said, 'Do not suffer from inequality due to poverty, and do not suffer from poverty and insecurity.' Mencius said, 'The old and the old of man, the young and the young and the young.' 'Li Kei Li Yun' concretely and vividly depicts the state of the 'moderately prosperous' society and the 'Datong' society..."
A discussion of the ancient and modern, spanning China and the West, explained the theoretical interpretation of "realizing social sharing" and "realizing the free and comprehensive development of everyone" proposed by Marx and Engels, which made the participants have endless memories.
Only when they fit each other can they be organically combined.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era organically combines communist belief and socialist belief with the millennium ideal of the Chinese nation, advocates "the journey of the road, the world for the public", and cultivates the fertile soil of Chinese culture for socialism with Chinese characteristics;
Organically combine the socialist system with Chinese characteristics with the civilization of etiquette and music, advocate "etiquette and order, happiness and heaven and earth", and build a political order in which the Party Central Committee sits in the military tent of the town, the car and horse artillery show their strengths, and the overall situation is clearly defined;
Organically combine the people-centered development thinking with the people-oriented thinking, and advocate "the people as the state, and the government with morality", so that our party always has a solid foundation and the greatest confidence in ruling;
Organically combine the core values of socialism with the traditional value orientation of the Chinese nation, advocate "unremitting self-improvement and moral integrity", and stir up the majestic and heroic Chinese spirit;
Organically combining advanced socialist culture with excellent traditional Chinese culture, advocating "writing with the road and culture", and providing an inexhaustible cultural source for the Chinese nation to move towards the great rejuvenation;
Organically combine the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind with the harmony and wisdom of all nations, advocate "stressing faith and cultivating harmony, kindness and good-neighborliness", leading China to join hands with the world in the new era and carry forward the common values of all mankind;
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A series of iconic and leading new ideas, new viewpoints and new theories have been produced endlessly, and the Marxist tree of truth rooted in the fertile soil of China has borne fruitful fruits.
This idea reveals an organic and unified new cultural life form -
Continuing the Chinese nation's tradition of "revising history and establishing classics, preserving history to enlighten wisdom, and educating people with culture", on the eve of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the major cultural project "Fuxing Wenku" approved by the Party Central Committee was published and distributed. General Secretary Xi Jinping wrote the preface to this imperial ceremony.
In the preface, General Secretary Xi Jinping encouraged to "extract the essence of history and promote theoretical innovation" and "continuously promote the Sinicization of Marxism."
This is the large-scale historical document series "Fuxing Bunko" (data photo). Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of Chung Hwa Book Company)
With the rules of the past, open up the face of the present. The combination of the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with China's excellent traditional culture has produced a "profound chemical reaction" and created a new cultural life form that is organic and unified:
Let Marxism become Chinese, make China's excellent traditional culture modern, and let the new culture formed through "combination" become a cultural form of Chinese-style modernization.
The major thesis of "second combination" was clearly put forward. We should persist in applying the past to the present and bringing forth the old, integrate the essence of Marxist ideology with the essence of China's outstanding traditional culture and with the common values that the masses of the people use every day without realizing it, constantly endow scientific theories with distinctive Chinese characteristics, and constantly consolidate the historical foundation and mass foundation for the Sinicization of Marxism, so that Marxism can firmly take root in China.
Emphasize the promotion of the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture. In the process of realizing the Chinese Dream, the Chinese people will promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese civilization in accordance with the new progress of the times, activate its vitality, carry forward the cultural spirit that transcends time and space, transcends countries, is full of eternal charm and has contemporary value, so that the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books will all come alive, and the vitality of national cultural innovation and creativity will burst out.
This idea embodies the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation -
Meishan, Sichuan, Sansu Temple. The century-old ginkgo and the thousand-year-old scutthera are full of vitality.
On June 8, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked here, inspected the thousand-year-old temple, and said with deep feelings: "A drop of water can see the sun, and a Sansu Temple can see the breadth and depth of our Chinese culture." We say to strengthen cultural self-confidence, and China has the 'three Su', which is an important example. ”
From cultural self-confidence, the general secretary also talked about road self-confidence: "The Chinese nation has a profound heritage of more than 5,000 years of long civilization history, and we lead the people to take the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. ”
This is the Sansu Temple (drone photo) taken on June 22, 2022 in Meishan, Sichuan. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
Marxism in the Sinicization era not only maintains the soul of Marxism, but also has Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style, demonstrating Chinese's cultural self-confidence, cultural consciousness and cultural autonomy.
Only by transforming the strength of national strength into civilizational prosperity, firmly following its own path, and becoming the main body of the new civilization, can a nation stand proudly among the nations of the world.
The light of thought illuminates the way forward. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "The reason why the Communist Party of China can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good is, in the final analysis, a Marxist line of the Chinese era." ”
(3) Cultural consciousness
The central axis of Beijing extends north, at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, a group of simple and elegant buildings are located in the mountains.
In the South Square of Wenhua Hall, the Central Headquarters of the National Version Museum of China, a stone sculpture stands majestically, and the four large characters of "Continuing the Cultural Context" are engraved on it, declaring the mission of this brand-new cultural hall.
"Continue to pass on the only uninterrupted civilization in the world", on June 1, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to inspect and stressed that in our time, the country is prosperous, the society is peaceful and stable, and we have the will and ability to inherit national culture, and we must do this major event well.
This is the Wenhan Hall of the Central Headquarters of the National Version Pavilion of China taken in May 2023. Xinhua News Agency
Where a tree has roots, it can grow; Where water has a source, it can rush.
Grasp the distinctive characteristics and unique positioning of China's excellent traditional culture, and firmly guard the root and soul of the Chinese nation——
China has a long history and a broad civilization. The excellent traditional Chinese culture created and continued by the Chinese nation in its thousands of years of history is the root and soul of the Chinese nation.
Viewing the excellent traditional Chinese culture from the perspective of civilization inheritance, the progress of the times and the development of the world, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that there are many important elements of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which jointly shape the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization - continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness and peace.
With more than 5,000 years of civilization development, the Chinese nation has created and inherited a unique and splendid civilization, and the excellent traditional culture of the nation has always subtly influenced the way of thinking and behavior of the sons and daughters of China.
"The excellent traditional Chinese culture is our deepest cultural soft power, and it is also the fertile cultural soil for socialism with Chinese characteristics to take root." In October 2014, while presiding over the 18th collective study of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that to realize the "two centenary goals" and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we need to give full play to the great wisdom of the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country today, and also make full use of the great wisdom accumulated by the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years.
From Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei Province to Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou, Guangdong; From the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, to the Dunhuang Academy in Gansu; From the Xi'an Museum in Shaanxi Province to the Han Dynasty Culture Museum in Beihai, Guangxi... With a deep sense of history, General Secretary Xi Jinping's "cultural footprints" have spread throughout the country, inspecting cultural heritage and exploring the roots of civilization.
Along the way, his sincere feelings for this fertile land and his deep tribute to the glorious history of the Chinese nation have been consistent and endless.
When working in Zhengding, Hebei Province more than 30 years ago, Comrade Xi Jinping confessed with deep affection: "A person who loves the land of China will definitely love every stream, every inch of land, and every page of its glorious history." ”
In Zhengding, organize the compilation of the popular reading book "Zhengding Ancient and Modern" covering the history of Zhengding in all stages of antiquity, modern and modern times, "With this book, you can better understand the ancient and modern";
Nanhou Street, Sanfang and Seven Alleys Historical and Cultural District, Fuzhou is full of tourists (photographed on July 10, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Kehong
In Fuzhou, it made every effort to protect cultural relics and monuments such as Sanfang and Seven Alleys, emphasizing that "to evaluate whether a system or a force is progressive or reactionary, the important point is to look at its attitude towards history and culture";
In Zhejiang, it is pointed out that "we step on the river from history, are expected by the people, and should take up the mission, sincerely dedicate ourselves, let our culture continue endlessly, and let our creation endless";
After working in the Central Committee, he stressed that leading cadres should "adhere to the correct concept of political achievements, fear history, culture, and ecology";
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Combining the essence of Chinese civilization with Marxist positions and views, and forging ahead in the continuation of national cultural bloodline, General Secretary Xi Jinping has injected the ideological power of solidifying the foundation and cultivating the soul into the inheritance and development of China's excellent traditional culture with historical self-confidence and strategic sobriety.
Expand the depth of history and expand the cultural foundation of the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics——
"I think that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation in modern times."
At the end of November 2012, when visiting the exhibition "The Road to Rejuvenation" at the National Museum, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared.
This was the first collective activity of the members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee. Starting from the 5,000-year glorious history and more than 100 years of modern struggle, China's leaders in the new era have opened a new chapter in governing the country with a grand historical and cultural outlook.
It was also during this visit and exhibition that General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the correct path to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation - "this road is socialism with Chinese characteristics".
Where does the "Chinese characteristics" of socialism with Chinese characteristics come from? Where does the "Chineseness" of Sinicized Marxism come from?
At the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological Work more than half a year later, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that propaganda and interpretation of Chinese characteristics should be "four clear":
"Clearly explain the historical traditions, cultural accumulation and basic national conditions of each country and nation", "Clearly explain that Chinese culture accumulates the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation", "Explain clearly that China's excellent traditional culture is the outstanding advantage of the Chinese nation", "Explain clearly that socialism with Chinese characteristics is rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese culture, reflect the will of the Chinese people, and adapt to the development and progress requirements of China and the times".
"This kind of thinking instantly lengthens the time axis of 'Chinese characteristics' and connects it into the deep pool of Chinese culture." A foreign scholar commented.
Learn from history and the present, bourgeois political country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "To govern the country and society, many things encountered today can be found in history, and many things that have happened in history can also be used as a mirror for today." ”
"Wherever a country will be established, the system must not be ignored." The views of the ancient Chinese are deeply enlightening today. Adhering to the principle that "institutional superiority is the greatest advantage of a country", the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee systematically drew and deployed the "institutional map" of China's governance for the first time in the history of the Party, laying a solid institutional foundation for China's long-term peace and stability.
In the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, and in the new development pattern of "taking the domestic circulation as the main body and the domestic and international dual circulation promoting each other", we have tasted and read the historical wisdom of "noble monks" and "the unity of heaven and man".
From the sense of distress that "the Chinese's job must be firmly in one's hands at all times" to the strategic deployment of the 14th Five-Year Plan for overall development and security, we have seen the soberness that "the wise prevent disasters before they appear, and the wise seek to suffer in the future".
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While adhering to the great "Tao" of Marxism and fully absorbing the wisdom of China's excellent traditional culture, General Secretary Xi Jinping has widely used Chinese culture in all aspects of governing the country, based on China's excellent traditional culture and activating China's excellent traditional culture, creating and developing it from the height of value and civilization, making it a powerful force for promoting the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Open up the space for innovation, master the ideological and cultural initiative——
Another emancipation of the mind. The "second combination" allows us to make full use of the valuable resources of China's excellent traditional culture in a broader cultural space and explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations.
On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the tree-lined campus of Peking University and pointed out in a discussion with teachers and students:
"After repeated solicitation of opinions and comprehensive understanding from all sides, we propose to advocate prosperity and strength, democracy, civilization and harmony, advocate freedom, equality, justice and the rule of law, advocate patriotism, dedication, honesty and friendship, and actively cultivate and practice the core socialist values."
Awaken the deepest cultural genes of the Chinese people with the "Chinese Dream"; Creatively condense the connotation of excellent traditional culture into the core values of socialism, and promote the formation of a social trend of advocating virtue and striving for goodness; Forge a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation with cultural identity, and let the living local culture be passed on...
The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core views the important function of culture in promoting the progress of human civilization from the perspective of history, grasps the important role of culture in leading social change in the tide of the times, and gives play to the important value of culture in creating a better life in the all-round development of people.
In March 2021, Beijing Friendship Hotel, the atmosphere of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was warm.
"Post-70s, post-80s, post-90s, post-00s, before they go out to see the world, China can already look at the world at an equal level..." General Secretary Xi Jinping's words touched the hearts of countless Chinese people.
Today, the morale, backbone, and confidence of the Chinese people have been greatly enhanced, and they have radiated more active spiritual strength.
(4) The opening of civilization
This is the Liangzhu Ancient City Ruins Park taken on July 6, 2022 in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi
In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, outside the main entrance of Liangzhu Ruins Park, the 20-meter-high sculpture "Liangyue Liuhui" stands tall, and the flame jumping at the top symbolizes the vitality of Chinese civilization.
At the beginning of the new century, quarrying blasts were heard here one after another.
In July 2003, Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, came to the Liangzhu site to investigate and clearly instructed: "The Liangzhu site is a sacred place that empirically proves the history of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, and it is a rare precious treasure, and we must protect it well!" ”
"Six stone quarries in Deqing County, Huzhou, which affect the safety of the site, are difficult to shut down." Those present reported truthfully.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to Huzhou." Comrade Xi Jinping made a quick decision and rushed to Huzhou the next day to investigate. Soon, several quarries were completely shut down.
The green mountains are still green, and the ruins are reborn. In July 2019, the ruins of Liangzhu Ancient City were inscribed on the World Heritage List. The world "knew more than a thousand years ahead of China's early civilization."
Only by tracing the deepest history can we open the longest-term future.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has conducted all-round and in-depth thinking on the inheritance, promotion and innovative development of Chinese civilization from the strategic perspective of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and put forward a series of new major thesis, important ideas and important viewpoints.
Tourists visit the scenic area of Jiayuguan Guancheng in Gansu Province (taken on March 4, 2023, drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fan Peijun
In Jiayuguan Pass, Gansu, the "first pass under the world", he advised to "protect the endless root vein of the Chinese nation's spirit"; In the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi, it is pointed out that "historical and cultural heritage is a non-renewable and irreplaceable precious resource, and protection must always be put first"; In Sanfang and Seven Alleys in Fuzhou, Fujian, it is emphasized that "we must have a heart of cherishing and respecting ancient buildings, old houses, and old neighborhoods"...
On May 17, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Science Work: "To strengthen self-confidence in the path, theory and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, in the final analysis, we must strengthen cultural self-confidence, and cultural self-confidence is a more basic, deeper and more lasting force." ”
Strengthening cultural self-confidence lies in forging new splendor of culture and creating new forms of civilization.
History tells us that since modern times, in the face of the impact of Western capitalist industrial civilization, Chinese civilization has advanced in exploration, and various schools of thought, various institutional models, and political forces have taken turns to take the stage, but they have not been able to find the correct path and effective way to achieve national independence and people's liberation, and have not found the correct direction and effective path for the innovative development of Chinese civilization.
Reality enlightens us: The Party persists in taking Marxism as its guide, continuously develops a national, scientific, and popular socialist culture oriented to modernization, the world and the future, has achieved the most extensive and profound transformation of traditional Chinese culture in history, injected new and powerful vitality into the development of contemporary Chinese culture, and forged new splendor of Chinese civilization.
The future calls us: we should not lie in the historical hall of Chinese civilization and be "gnawing at the old people", but strive to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. It is necessary not only to create new and greater miracles in economic and social development, but also to create new and greater splendor in cultural construction and civilization development.
The summer sun shines on the loess slopes of the Liangjia River, and on the new era civilization practice activity square, there is an endless stream of people who come to visit and study.
Back then, Xi Jinping, who came to cut the queue, asked the villagers, what kind of day do you think is the best?
Some people told him that it was "no longer asking for food, I can eat a full stomach", and in the next life, "I can eat fine grain if I want, and I can often eat meat", and some people thought hard and said boldly, "In the future, I will go up the mountain to work and carry Jin Bian burden!" ”
Today's Liangjiahe, the rural industry is booming, and the villagers' "golden bian burden" is becoming more and more stable.
A small mountain village, imprinted with the original mission, condenses the great changes of the times.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the second plenary session of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee: "Our party has led the people not only to create two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability rarely seen in the world, but also successfully embarked on the road of Chinese-style modernization and created a new form of human civilization." ”
Chinese-style modernization has given modern power to Chinese civilization, and Chinese civilization has endowed Chinese-style modernization with profound heritage. This new form of human civilization is deeply rooted in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, embodies the advanced essence of scientific socialism, draws on and absorbs all the achievements of excellent human civilization, represents the development direction of human civilization and progress, and presents a new picture different from the Western modernization model.
Adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and promote the coordinated development of material, political, spiritual, social and ecological civilizations. This new form of human civilization includes all the creations made by the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and has made Chinese contributions to mankind's exploration of a better social system.
Marx pointed out: "Everything that a nation does as a nation is what they do for human society." ”
It is not a "patent" of a few countries, nor is it an either/or "single-choice question". This new form of human civilization constantly pursues exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and provides Chinese solutions to cope with the changes in the world, the times and history.
"Peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom are common values of all mankind and noble goals of the United Nations. The goal is far from complete, and we still have work to do. ”
In September 2015, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the "common values of all mankind" to the world for the first time at the United Nations forum.
In the face of the unprecedented changes in the world in a century, with a deep understanding of "harmony but difference", General Secretary Xi Jinping extended the distinctive value pursuit of the Chinese nation to the world dimension, realizing the pioneering docking of Chinese and foreign discourse systems in the field of values.
On March 15, 2023, at the High-level Dialogue between the Communist Party of China and World Political Parties, leaders of more than 500 political parties and political organizations from more than 150 countries gathered in the "cloud", and General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the Global Civilization Initiative.
With the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, today's China is committed to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind with an inclusive and open mind to world civilization, and has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of international order.
"The best inheritance of history is to create new history; The greatest tribute to human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization. "General Secretary Xi Jinping issued a strong voice of the times at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development.
At a new historical starting point, sucking the cultural nutrients accumulated by the long struggle of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years, the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people in the new era will certainly be able to undertake a new cultural mission and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization!
Source: Xinhua News Agency