"I have a lot of hobbies, but my biggest hobby is reading, and reading has become a way of life for me. ”
General Secretary Xi Jinping has told the story of himself and his books on many occasions at home and abroad, and mentioned many classic works, giving us a long list of books.
The spring breeze is ten miles, and the fragrance of books is blowing. On the occasion of the 29th World Book Day, let us follow the "reading guide" provided by the general secretary, read the classics together, and feel the warmth and power brought by books.
Read the Marxist classics: The Power of Truth
Marxist classics are an important part of General Secretary Xi Jinping's recommended book list for party members and cadres.
On one occasion, Xi Jinping and a friend discussed the issue of a Chinese translation of the Communist Manifesto. Speaking of the different Chinese texts translated from Russian, Japanese, German, English and French, each with its own emphasis and understanding of the text is not the same, Xi Jinping sighed: "Such a small thin classic, there are so many famous halls, it can be seen that it is not easy to understand the truth." ”
Many years later, General Secretary Xi Jinping still sighed, "If you feel unsure, go to study the classics and read the Communist Manifesto several times."
In April 2018, at the fifth collective study of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the "Communist Manifesto" is a rich theoretical treasure house, and the theoretical contributions made are multifaceted, which are worthy of repeated study, in-depth study, and continuous ideological nourishment.
The first full Chinese translation of the Communist Manifesto translated by Chen Wangdao on display at the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (photo taken on June 1, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying
As a young man, Mr. Xi read Das Kapital three times under a kerosene lamp in a cave, took many notes, and read several different translations.
In the winter of 1985, Xi Jinping met Zhang Hongliang, a student in the Department of Economics of Xiamen University, and shared with him his experience of studying Das Kapital: "When reading the original Marxist works, we should pay attention to the preface, epilogue, and the annotations at the bottom of the pages and the appendix at the back of the book, as well as the correspondence between Marx and Engels about Das Kapital. "It is necessary to read it repeatedly, read it attentively, and read the original Marxist works 'thick and thin, and thin and thick.'" ”
In May 2018, when communicating with young students at Peking University, General Secretary Xi Jinping narrated his reading experience back then: "At that time, I read some Marxist-Leninist works. At the age of 15, I already had the ability to think independently, and in the process of reading, through continuous re-examination, I achieved the negation of negation, and learned the new from the past, and gradually felt that Marxism is indeed the truth, the leadership of the Communist Party of China is indeed the choice of the people and history, and the socialist road we take is indeed the only way. This kind of conclusion reached through one's own thinking and understanding will be unswerving. ”
On May 2, 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Peking University. This is General Secretary Xi Jinping at the School of Marxism of Peking University, having a cordial conversation with Chinese and foreign students who are having a discussion and exchange on "interpreting the new era". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Tao
The power of truth is eternal. We must study and make good use of the Marxist classics, persist in applying what we have learned and using it to promote learning, learn from the original, read and think carefully, study and understand thoroughly, master the Marxist stand, viewpoint, and method, and constantly improve our Marxist theoretical literacy.
Reading Chinese Cultural Classics: Inheriting the Endless Spirit of the Chinese Nation
"Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has advocated reading, paid attention to learning from things, sincerity and righteousness, inherited the endless spirit of the Chinese nation, and shaped the self-confidence and self-improvement character of the Chinese people. On World Book Day 2022, in a congratulatory letter to the first National Reading Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping elaborated on the importance of reading.
In December 2014, when General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the new campus of the University of Macau in Hengqin and participated in the theme salon of "Chinese Traditional Culture and Contemporary Youth", he told the students that he also liked to read Chinese cultural classics when he was a teenager and insisted on learning little by little. "Until now, whenever I have time, I will pick up a book and flip through it, and every time I find it beneficial. Chinese culture has a long and profound history, like a treasure, once explored, it will be used for a lifetime. ”
On the eve of New Year's Day in 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered a New Year's message. On the bookshelf behind him, there is a copy of "The Essentials of Group Books".
This classic of Kuangzheng compiled by Wei Zheng and others in the early Tang Dynasty is regarded as the culmination of the political wisdom and governance of the ancient sages.
Drawing on the ideological wisdom contained in the cultural soil of the Chinese nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping has integrated it into the practice of governing the country and endowed it with vivid contemporary value significance.
When he was a child, Xi Jinping bought the villain book "The Biography of Yue Fei" with his mother, and the four words "serving the country with loyalty" became his "lifelong goal"; when he was young, he couldn't put down the Ming Dynasty writer Feng Menglong's "Yu Shi Mingyan", "Warning the World", and "Xingshi Hengyan", "I can memorize many of them"; when he was working in Zhejiang, he asked Shaoxing leading cadres to recite "Lanting Collection Preface" and "Hairpin Phoenix" In November 2013, I visited the Confucius Mansion and Confucius Research Institute in Qufu, Shandong Province, the hometown of Confucius, and picked up the two books on the table, "General Explanation of Confucius's Family Language" and "Interpretation of the Analects", and looked at them with great interest: "I want to take a closer look at these two books......
Visitors visit the Confucius Museum in Qufu, Shandong Province (photo taken on November 26, 2018). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Zheng
Reading excellent traditional culture books is a kind of cultural reading that can be used as a ten and has a high gold content. Through reading, we can absorb the wisdom and experience of our predecessors in self-cultivation and self-cultivation, governance, etc., so that we can cultivate a heroic spirit, shape a noble personality, and constantly improve our humanistic quality and spiritual realm.
Reading Masterpieces of Foreign Literature: Appreciating the Breadth and Depth of Human Civilization
In September 2015, in Seattle, USA, General Secretary Xi Jinping told about his "literary relationship":
"I was impressed by Hemingway's depictions of winds and rainstorms, waves and boats, old men and sharks. The first time I went to Cuba, I made a special trip to the pier where Hemingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea". The second time I went to Cuba, I went to a bar that Hemingway frequented and ordered Hemingway's favorite rum with mint leaves and ice. I wanted to experience the spiritual world and the atmosphere of the field when Hemingway wrote those stories. I think we need to have a deeper understanding of different cultures and civilizations. ”
In the mind of General Secretary Xi Jinping, literature and art are the best way for different countries and nations to understand and communicate with each other.
In the 7 years of educated youth, Xi Jinping "in addition to labor, one is to integrate into the masses, and the other is to find and read books everywhere". He recalled: "I read all the literary classics I could find at that time, and now I blurt out what I read at that time. ”
When he read Chernyshevsky's "What to Do?" he imitated the protagonist to temper his will, removed his mattress, slept on a bare kang, and went out to crawl and roll on a rainy and snowy day.
While working in Zhengding, Hebei Province, Xi Jinping talked about Russian literature with his friends, and he treasured literary masterpieces such as "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina" and "Resurrection".
In Paris, he counted the famous French philosophers, writers and writings, and said that "understanding French culture enables me to better understand Chinese culture and better appreciate the profoundness and richness of human civilization."
In India, he said of Tagore's poetry collections: "I have read Gitanjali, The Birds, The Gardener, the Crescent Moon and many other poetry collections, and many of the poems are still fresh in my memory. ”
In London, he talked about finding Shakespeare's works as a young man, reading plays such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, etc. When I was young, in the barren loess of northern Shaanxi, I kept thinking about the question of 'survival or destruction', and finally I made up my faith in dedicating myself to the motherland and the people. I believe that everyone who has read Shakespeare's works will not only be able to feel his extraordinary talent, but also be deeply inspired by his life. ”
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Reading is an important way for human beings to acquire knowledge, enlighten their wisdom, and cultivate morality. Let us love reading, read good books, and be good at reading, so that we can get ideological inspiration through reading, establish lofty ideals, and cultivate the spirit of Haoran. (Reporter Shi Jingnan, Wang Sibei)