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【Discussion on Literature and Art in the New Era】
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping's convening of the Symposium on Literary and Artistic Work. Over the past ten years, the vast number of literary and art workers have adhered to the path of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics, undertaken the new mission entrusted by the new era, clearly demonstrated the people-centered creative orientation, hotly carried out the theme practice activities of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", vigorously carried forward and innovated the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and strived to create and produce excellent works that reflect the core values of socialism and the aesthetic aspirations of contemporary Chinese, so as to unite their hearts and souls for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In order to sort out and summarize the creative achievements and development experience in the field of literature and art in the past ten years, and help literary and artistic workers in the new era to take on the new mission of climbing the peak of literature and art, from now on, this edition will open a column of "Literary and Artistic Conversations in the New Era", inviting the majority of literary and artistic workers to discuss related topics.
In 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on literary and artistic work and delivered an important speech, answering a series of directional, overall and fundamental questions about literary and artistic work. This speech is an important chapter of Xi Jinping's exposition on literary and artistic work, an important carrier of Xi Jinping's cultural thought, an important application of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the field of literature and art, and an important theoretical basis and action guide for literary and artistic work in the new era.
Over the past decade, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the people of the whole country to successfully achieve the first centenary goal, built a moderately prosperous society in all respects on the land of China, and embarked on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and marching towards the second centenary goal. In the new era and new journey, many new looks, new atmospheres, and new forms have emerged in the field of literature and art, and the literary and artistic characteristics of our era have emerged.
An era has an era of literature and art. In a period of history, the field of literature and art will produce a relatively stable and common literary and artistic form and aesthetic expression that can reflect the style of the times, the country, the people's mental state and aesthetic interests during this period. The new era and new journey are the historical orientation of contemporary Chinese literature and art. Literature and art in the new era is a literature and art that literary and artistic workers consciously undertake the new cultural mission of the new era, new journey, and take the path of socialist literary and artistic development with Chinese characteristics, show the beauty of Chinese history, mountains and rivers, and culture in a variety of literary and artistic forms, write the aspirations of the people of the Chinese, the power of creation, and the fruits of development, and show the spirit of the new era in an all-round panoramic way. It is of great significance to consciously understand and profoundly grasp the main characteristics of literature and art in the new era, and to elevate the practical experience of literature and art to the theoretical understanding of literature and art, so as to guide the creation, production, commentary and dissemination of literature and art. From a practical point of view, literature and art in the new era have the following four outstanding characteristics.
First, people's nature is the distinctive background color of literature and art in the new era. Socialist literature and art, in essence, is the people's literature and art. Exalting the people's nature is the most fundamental and distinctive feature of the party's leadership in the development of literature and art over the past century. "Adhere to the people-centered creative orientation", this thesis adheres to the guidance of the basic principles of Marxism, inherits and innovates the excellent heritage of ancient Chinese literary and artistic theories, and criticizes and draws on modern Western literary and artistic theories, which is the embodiment of adhering to the people-centered development idea in the field of literature and art, and is the core viewpoint that reflects the ontology, epistemology, methodology, and value theory of contemporary Chinese literary and artistic theory. Over the past ten years, the literary and artistic circles have adhered to the fundamental position and basic methods that literature and art originate from the people, for the people, and belong to the people, draw nourishment from the people's great practice and colorful life, constantly accumulate life and art, and constantly discover and create beauty, creating countless masterpieces that reflect the people's voice, express the people's emotions, express the people's struggle, and enhance the people's spiritual strength. For example, in terms of film and television art, since the new era, focusing on the party's struggle, telling Chinese stories with delicate Chinese narratives and touching feelings of family and country, and promoting the mainstream values of the new era, new mainstream films have shown unique value and influence. "Wolf Warrior" series, "The Wandering Earth" series, "Me and My" National Day series trilogy, "Red Sea Operation", "Mekong Operation", "Chinese Captain", "Ten Thousand Miles Home" and other new mainstream films, when shaping characters, all present the concern for individual life from the depth of human nature, reflecting the humanistic value of people-oriented. The TV series "Installation", "The World", "Flowers", etc., show the great changes in China's mountains and rivers in different eras and different regions and the unremitting struggle of the people, and create vivid and vivid images of the people such as Diao Dashun, Cai Sufen, Zhou Bingkun, Zhou Bingyi, and A Bao, which have resonated with countless audiences. In the 2024 Spring Festival, movies such as "Article 20", "Hot and Hot", "Flying Life 2", "Bear Infested: Reversing Time and Space" and other films, with good reputation and quality, have a total box office of 8.016 billion yuan in eight days, breaking the historical record of 7.842 billion yuan in the same period in 2021, and the total number of moviegoers is 163 million, a year-on-year increase of 26.4%, also creating a new domestic record. The biggest attribution to these achievements is the people's nature. Whenever literary and artistic creation persists in taking the people as the center, it will embark on a wider and wider road; whenever literary and artistic creation does not persist in taking the people as the center, it will go astray and go down a narrower and narrower path. People's nature is the background color of literature and art in the new era, and it is also the literary and artistic stance that the majority of literary and artistic workers should adhere to.
Second, the excellent traditional Chinese culture is the rich nourishment of literature and art in the new era. The Chinese civilization is the only great civilization in the world that has continued to develop in the form of a state, and has outstanding continuity. For thousands of years, the excellent traditional Chinese culture nurtured in the long history of Chinese civilization has been the lifeline and historical source of literary and artistic creation. Literary and artistic creation must not only have the background of contemporary life, but also have the blood of cultural traditions. At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping further proposed the "second combination", placing the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the magnificent history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, further casting the foundation of our road, and opening up a more far-reaching and broad space for theoretical and practical innovation in literary and artistic creation. In the past ten years, the vast number of literary and artistic workers have taken the initiative to undertake the Chinese civilization more consciously, and their literary and artistic creations have connected the historical context, stimulated the profound accumulation of civilization, inherited the excellent aesthetic tradition, and written many contemporary chapters that integrate the ancient and the modern. For example, the TV cultural programs "Chinese Poetry Conference", "Chinese Calligraphy Conference", "China in the Classics", the dance drama "Only This Green", "Five Stars Out of the East", "Porcelain Shadow", "Koi", the movie "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an", "Fengshen Part I", etc., are based on the profound historical heritage, integrate a variety of traditional cultural elements and national symbols, fully excavate and carry forward the value of Chinese excellent traditional culture beyond time and space, promote its creative transformation and innovative development, and convey the beauty of oriental culture to the world. Literature and art in the new era run through the roots of civilization, not simply using traditional elements, let alone mechanically worshipping the ancient, but reflecting the continuous development of Chinese civilization in the contemporary era. Don't forget where you came, so you know where to go. Penetrating the roots of civilization is a reflection of the concept of history, civilization, and the times in literary and artistic creation. Literature and art in the new era have activated the deep cultural psychological structure of Chinese contained in cultural genes, realized the combination of Chinese aesthetic spirit and contemporary aesthetic pursuit, and the national tide, national style and national rhyme have become important symbols of literature and art in the new era, an important symbol of literature and art in the new era and the brightest cultural characteristics of the new era.
Third, the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation are the core themes of literature and art in the new era. To promote the prosperity and development of literature and art, the most fundamental thing is to create and produce excellent works worthy of our great nation and great era. In the past ten years, on the journey of comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, literary and artistic workers have closely followed the theme of the times of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and have cast unprecedented cultural self-confidence and a high degree of cultural consciousness into literary and artistic creation. For example, in the plastic arts, how to use the language of art to narrate history and highlight the spirit of the times has always been a hot topic in the art world. The thematic exhibition represented by "Don't Forget the Original Aspiration and Continue to Move Forward - Large-scale Art Creation Project to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" closely follows the pulse of the times, summarizes the artistic language of the new era, tells Chinese stories with visual language, and shows the map of the times. The large-scale lacquer mural "Ode to the Great Wall" created for the preface hall of the History Exhibition Hall of the Communist Party of China condenses the vicissitudes of the Communist Party of China in the past century, and presents this magnificent, magnificent and majestic historical image with the Great Wall full of morning glow. The literature and art of the new era vividly reflect the struggle of the Chinese sons and daughters in the new era of reform and innovation, and move forward bravely and resolutely, presenting the extensive and profound social changes in contemporary China in three dimensions, eulogizing the great practice of the Communist Party of China in seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation, and showing the mind and responsibility of contemporary China to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. The classic literary and artistic works of any era are all portrayals of the social life and spirit of that era, and they all have the imprint and characteristics of that era. Literary and artistic workers have keenly captured the typical images, typical images, and typical atmospheres of the new era, created a new culture belonging to this era, and made the literature and art of the new era a loud clarion call to praise the new era and forge ahead on a new journey, and made important contributions to inspiring hundreds of millions of people to devote themselves to the Chinese-style modernization.
Fourth, new technology is an important support for literature and art in the new era. Internet technology and new media have changed the form of literature and art, giving birth to a large number of new types of literature and art, and also bringing about profound changes in the concept and practice of literature and art. The fission-like development of information technology has provided a fission-like impetus for literature and art. The new quality productive forces, which are mainly characterized by "high technology, high efficiency and high quality", have developed rapidly. At present, the new quality productivity has been formed in practice and has demonstrated a strong driving force and support for high-quality development. New quality productivity brings new quality creativity to literature and art. Science and technology have never had such a subversive impact on art as they do today, profoundly changing the way of literary and artistic creation, industrial form and development pattern, and bringing about new changes in the relationship of literary and artistic production. New forms of literature and art, such as digital art, online literature and art, and cross-media art have emerged, and new aesthetics, new scenes, new applications, new consumption, new communication, new styles, and new methods have entered life. For example, digital imaging technology has reshaped theatrical stages, movie screens, television programs, and exhibitions, gradually changing the way people see and appreciate the aesthetic experience. In 2022, the National Museum of China's "Chinese Paintings of the Past Dynasties" Achievement Exhibition presents the rich achievements of ancient Chinese painting with multiple display techniques such as images, texts, videos, and new media, and truly demonstrates the beautiful artistic conception of traditional Chinese painting that is "feasible, desirable, travelable, and livable". In the past two years, the hotly discussed AI writing, AI painting, AI music, AI video, etc., have continuously broadened the boundaries of art and constantly challenged the ability of human literary and artistic creation. Technology has evolved from a tool to a companion in literature and art, and is still evolving.
In the face of the continuous emergence of various new technologies, artists should have an open mind, actively embrace new technologies, use new means, strive to find the combination of technology and art, explore new forms of literature and art, and create new literary and artistic works. At the same time, the vast number of literary and artistic workers must also have artistic determination, firmly believe that human beings will always be in the dominant position in literary and artistic creation, adhere to the most fundamental, crucial and reliable creative method of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", adhere to innovation, the only way to reach the peak of literature and art, and always grasp the initiative in the collision of science and technology and art.
The above four points are the author's summary of the characteristics of literature and art in the new era. In the new era, Chinese literature and art are still in the process of further growth and development, and the vast number of literary and artistic workers must adhere to cultural self-confidence, adhere to integrity and innovation, adhere to openness and inclusiveness, further enhance the spirit of historical initiative, have the courage to undertake new cultural missions, and strive to create new culture and new literature and art belonging to our era.
Source: Guangming Daily
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