The sunshine of the New Year shines on the land of China and shines on the mountains and rivers. This land has nourished the world's only Chinese civilization that has continued and developed in the form of a state.
Today's China is connected with a deep and long history on the one hand, and a future full of infinite possibilities on the other.
Internalized cultural consciousness, broad historical vision, and profound strategic considerations...... On the new journey of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward a series of new ideas, ideas and strategies for cultural construction, writing a chapter of civilization in the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization, and injecting cultural power into the prosperity of the world's civilization.
Illuminate the road to national rejuvenation with the light of civilization, enhance the exploration of human modernization with the power of civilization, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind with mutual learning among civilizations. From a global perspective, the magnificent practice of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation has imprinted the oriental civilization in the history of the development of human civilization, and provided ideological inspiration for promoting lasting peace, development, prosperity and progress in the world.
New with the ancient
"The National Pavilion of China is priceless. In the golden autumn of October, strolling through the Central Headquarters of the Chinese National Version Pavilion at the foot of Yanshan, Thongloun, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of the People's Republic of China, carefully looked at the display cabinets and exclaimed from time to time.
Tong Lun said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's concern for promoting the construction of the National Version Museum reflects the great importance that Comrade General Secretary attaches to the protection of traditional culture, and "is conducive to the inheritance of the brilliant and rich Chinese civilization from generation to generation of Chinese."
This is the Wenhan Hall of the Central Headquarters of the National Version Pavilion of China taken in May 2023.
Why China?
It is engraved in the long scroll of the history of Chinese civilization, integrated into the magnificent journey of national rejuvenation, and demonstrated in the solid steps of great power diplomacy.
"In the long history, the Chinese civilization has established one peak after another with unique innovation and creation, and perseverance in the same lineage. General Secretary Xi Jinping described the brilliance of Chinese civilization like a galaxy.
What created such a peak of civilization?
In April 2023, Yangcheng Guangzhou is full of flowers, and General Secretary Xi Jinping invited French President Emmanuel Macron to stroll through the Lingnan Garden, sit by the water, and enjoy the scenery and tea. The thousand-year-old guqin played a song "Mountains and Flowing Water", which was enjoyed by the two heads of state.
"To understand today's China, we must start by understanding China's history," General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "We are full of confidence in China's development prospects."
In the time-space coordinate system where national rejuvenation and the changes in the world are intertwined and turbulent, how can we keep the Chinese culture singing and how to pass on the flame of civilization?
Since 2023, from the National Version Museum of China to the Chinese Academy of History, from the new Sanxingdui Museum to the Hanzhong Museum, from the ancient city of Suzhou to Jingdezhen, General Secretary Xi Jinping has inspected museums and cultural heritage, drawing wisdom from history to the future.
In June 2023, at the Cultural Inheritance and Development Forum, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out five outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization - continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peace, which are "accurate portraits" of Chinese civilization.
"It is our new cultural mission in the new era to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point. "At the critical moment of building a strong country and deepening national rejuvenation, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared.
Persist in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, activate the strong vitality of Chinese civilization, stimulate the long-term memory and creative power of hundreds of millions of people for cultural civilization, promote the continuous prosperity and longevity of Chinese culture, and promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations...... With a high degree of cultural consciousness and firm cultural self-confidence, General Secretary Xi Jinping has provided ideological guidance for the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
The actor performs the underwater flying dance "Luo Shen Water Fu" (video screenshot).
On the land of China today, the innovative vitality of Chinese civilization is bursting out, and the flowers of culture are gorgeous and colorful.
From the stunning swiping of "Tang Palace Night Banquet" and "Luo Shen Water Fu" to the overseas hits of "The Awakening Age" and "The Three-Body Problem", literary and artistic works that highlight oriental aesthetics and are full of Chinese spirit have aroused empathy and resonance from audiences at home and abroad;
From the popularity of the "cultural and museum fever" and the strong blowing of the "national tide", to the living inheritance of cultural heritage and the iterative upgrading of the integration of culture and tourism, the excellent traditional Chinese culture has been revitalized and continuously empowered economic and social development.
From the core values of socialism to the remarkable achievements in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, the Chinese nation has moved from cultural self-confidence to cultural self-improvement more powerfully.
From assisting many countries in the restoration of cultural relics and monuments to promoting international cooperation in the protection of cultural heritage, the actions of Chinese civilization and other civilizations in the world have become more resolute in mutual learning and joint development. Today's China, with an open and inclusive mind and a new spirit of taking the past as a new one, is taking root in the land of China and standing tall in the east of the world.
The success of China's path has given people an important enlightenment: all countries should seek long-term development based on their own cultural subjectivity, and promote the rebirth of excellent traditional culture in the process of modernization.
Former Slovenian President Danilo Türk said that the long historical inheritance of Chinese civilization has enabled it to maintain strong adaptability and vitality in modern society, and that Chinese civilization has "stood firm and carried forward" through continuous evolution and innovation.
Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Zhumart Otorbayev believes that while inheriting and promoting history and culture, it is necessary to keep pace with the times, pioneer and innovate, so that it can provide wisdom and guidance for solving practical problems, "in this regard, Chinese civilization has shown strong vitality."
Its life is renewed
"A city of the future is taking shape. In June 2023, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was impressed after visiting the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province.
In December 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Vietnam. During the talks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh took the initiative to mention the great progress made in the construction of Xiong'an New Area and Hainan Free Trade Port. He sincerely said that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has made historic achievements in the "two combinations", and the Vietnamese side admires this and is willing to continue to learn from Xi for reference.
This is the construction site of the 001 building project of Sinochem Xiong'an Headquarters in the start-up area of Xiong'an New Area (taken on March 30, 2023, drone photo).
"The 'second union' is another emancipation of the mind." General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that Chinese-style modernization has given modern strength to Chinese civilization, and Chinese civilization has given Chinese-style modernization a profound foundation. "Chinese-style modernization is the new life of the Chinese nation, and it will surely promote the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization. ”
Creating a new form of human civilization and laying out a new picture of the development of the times is the connotation of the times and the historical mission of Chinese-style modernization.
The practice of "people-centered" governance demonstrates the value pursuit of "the people are the foundation of the country, and the country is solid"; the struggle of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people "roll up their sleeves and work hard", showing the national character of unremitting self-improvement, diligence and bravery, the inexhaustible innovation power released by high-quality development is a vivid portrayal of the pioneering spirit of "Gou is renewed, renewed every day, and renewed every day"; the ecological concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" is the inheritance and development of the traditional ideas of "Taoism and Nature" and "the unity of nature and man...... Built on the profound foundation of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, Chinese-style modernization is full of vitality and vitality.
More and more countries are turning to China and joining hands with China to gain development experience, learn from governance inspiration, share opportunities for prosperity, and explore the golden key to development in the code of Chinese-style modernization.
During his visit to China, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Luiz Inácio Luiz Inácio Silva visited Huawei's Shanghai Research Institute to hear a briefing on digital economy and technology trends, saying that "we want to have closer exchanges with China on digital innovation and cultural exchanges"; Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare visited Huanglongxian Tea Culture Village in Nanjing to learn more about the local poverty alleviation through ecological and cultural industries, lamenting that "China's success has provided a reference for countries around the world to adopt a new development model"; Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's first stop on his visit to China was Shenzhen, hoping that Learn from Xi successful experience in the construction of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone"......
On March 29, 2022, tea pickers pick fresh leaves at Huanglongxian Tea Garden.
China's development path is becoming more and more open, and scientific socialism is full of vitality, which has profoundly inspired and encouraged the vast number of developing countries to explore modernization. Charles Onunaju, director of the Nigerian Centre for China Studies, said that China's modernization and China's path have given Africa new self-confidence, "broadened our thinking, and helped African countries to further live in harmony, cooperate for win-win results, and embrace the world."
"Every country has the right to development, and all people have the freedom to pursue a happy life. "On the path of promoting common global development, China has been working hand in hand with other countries to bring the fruits of modernization to more people. British scholar Martin Jacques believes that China's exploration of building a new type of people-oriented modernization fully demonstrates the self-confidence of a great power. This self-confidence stems from China's rise and take-off in the past few decades, as well as from the world's sentiments and worldview inherited from Chinese civilization to the present.
"What China pursues is not modernization alone, but is willing to work with other countries to achieve world modernization of peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity", General Secretary Xi Jinping's firm words demonstrate the responsibility of a big eastern country to seek progress for mankind and the world for the common good.
Not long ago, the Thai version of the second volume of "Xi Jinping on Governing the Country" was held in Thailand, which aroused enthusiastic responses. The main translator of the book, Wiren Phichaunpadi, director of the Thai-Chinese "Belt and Road" Cooperation Research Center, said that President Xi's thinking on governance provides a new choice and path for developing countries to solve poverty problems, move towards modernization, and participate in global governance, and contribute oriental wisdom to world peace and development.
Nicaraguan President Ortega said that under the excellent leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has made remarkable development achievements, not only successfully lifting hundreds of millions of Chinese people out of poverty, but also making significant contributions to promoting world peace, especially helping people in developing countries such as Asia, Africa and Latin America to share development and improve well-being, bringing hope to the world.
Harmony and symbiosis
At the beginning of December 2023, the first "Liangzhu Forum" was held in Hangzhou, where more than 300 guests from all over the world gathered to start a dialogue between civilizations through the past and the present, and explore ways for different civilizations to get along.
"Mutual respect, mutual assistance, and harmony and coexistence are the right path for the development of human civilization", "Promote the harmonious coexistence and mutual achievement of different civilizations, and promote the people of all countries to enter and exit each other, and know each other", General Secretary Xi Jinping's warm message in his congratulatory letter to the forum, aroused strong resonance among the participants: "In the global village, we are all members of a community with a shared future for mankind" and "I hope that we can truly achieve 'harmony but difference' and jointly create a more harmonious world......
On December 3, 2023, the first "Liangzhu Forum" opened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and foreign artists were invited to attend the first "Liangzhu Forum".
At present, the tide of changes in the world, the times, and history is surging, and human society has once again come to a crossroads. How to find a way for different civilizations and peoples to live in harmony and how to make the future of this blue planet more hopeful is a question that General Secretary Xi Jinping has always paid attention to and deeply considered.
Focusing on the future and destiny of all mankind, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, with the goal of building a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, inclusiveness, cleanliness and beauty, and painted a new picture of civilization development for mankind with harmony and harmony.
In the past ten years, the building of a community with a shared future for mankind has expanded from a Chinese initiative to an international consensus, from a beautiful vision to a rich practice, and from a concept to a scientific system, becoming a glorious banner leading the progress of the times.
General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind is not to replace another system with one system, not to replace another civilization with one civilization, but to form the greatest common divisor of countries with different social systems, different ideologies, different histories and cultures, and different levels of development in international affairs, and form the greatest common divisor for building a better world.
Advocate the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and point out the right direction for the common development, long-term peace and stability of human society, and mutual learning among civilizations.
In the face of individual countries concocting theories such as "clash of civilizations" and "superiority of civilizations" and engaging in ideological confrontation, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to establish a civilization concept of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance, and transcend the estrangement of civilizations through exchanges among civilizations, the clash of civilizations through mutual learning among civilizations, and the superiority of civilizations through coexistence of civilizations.
"Only through mutual learning among civilizations can we achieve common progress." With a broad cultural vision and profound cultural accumulation, General Secretary Xi Jinping's "civilization footprints" throughout the five continents depict a vivid picture of different civilizations intersecting and learning from each other.
The diversity of civilizations has created the splendor of the world's civilizations, and has also brought rich enlightenment to the exploration of human modernization. Under the initiative of General Secretary Xi Jinping, China has held the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the High-level Dialogue between the Communist Party of China and World Political Parties, held the "Year of Cultural Exchange" with many countries, and carried out mutual translation of classic works, etc., to enhance cultural integration and people-to-people bonds, and inject civilization into the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Passengers pose with the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail high-speed train on the platform of Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 25, 2023. As of December 24, as the "golden signboard" of China-Indonesia cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has sent more than 1 million passengers.
China has put forward the concept of building a new type of international relations featuring mutual respect, fairness, justice and win-win cooperation, and embarked on a new path of state-to-state exchanges featuring dialogue rather than confrontation and partnership rather than alliance, and China has been moving forward on the right path of peaceful development and win-win cooperation in the new era.
Promote the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, advocate the concept of innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, adhere to the concept of global governance based on extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and practice the concept of order based on equality, respect, solidarity and cooperation...... Upholding the belief that the world is for the common good, China has promoted the improvement of global governance and outlined an increasingly clear practical path for building a better world.
We will embark on a new phase of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, inject strength into a turbulent world, open up new space for common development, and set an example for different civilizations to live in harmony.
We will uphold true multilateralism, take historic steps in promoting BRICS enlargement, help the SCO mechanism achieve steady and long-term development, draw a blueprint for the next "golden 30 years" of Asia-Pacific development, and work with developing countries to send out a strong message of solidarity and self-reliance in the Global South, and play a moving movement of civilization and progress in a multipolar world......
British historian Toynbee once predicted that the future of mankind lies in the East, and Chinese civilization will become the leader of the world.
Nowadays, it is a grand view to enlighten the wisdom of the people, and the mountains and rivers attract bosom friends.
Looking forward to the future, we have reason to believe that a China that forges ahead in a pioneering spirit and does not slack off, a China that is tolerant of all rivers and rivers and is confident and open, and a China that is self-respecting and benevolent to the world will surely open up a better tomorrow for human civilization with a more brilliant modern civilization of the Chinese nation and all progressive forces in the world.
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