On the day of Mengxia, Jinan, the city of a thousand springs, all things are beautiful.
In the central campus of Shandong University, teaching buildings and tall and straight French plane trees are scattered among them. The Zhixin Building, where the editorial office of "Literature, History and Philosophy" is located, stands in this lush greenery.
The journal is the first university liberal arts journal founded after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the oldest comprehensive humanities and social sciences academic journal in mainland China. In May 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to all the editorial staff of the editorial department, putting forward requirements for doing a good job in philosophy and social sciences——
"To strengthen the backbone and confidence of being Chinese and let the world better understand China and China, it is necessary to deeply understand Chinese civilization and explain in depth how to better adhere to the Chinese path, carry forward the Chinese spirit and unite China's strength from the perspective of combining history and reality, theory and practice."
△ "Literature, History and Philosophy" magazine published in different years
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of "Literature, History and Philosophy", Wang Xuedian, then editor-in-chief of the editorial department, wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping together with the editors. "The main thing is to report to the general secretary on the background of the founding of "Literature, History and Philosophy", the mission it undertakes, and that we should lead the academic trend, give full play to the role of the journal, and guide everyone in the academic community to continue to promote the sinicization of Marxism." Wang Xuedian recalled the original intention of writing the letter.
Looking back on the road traveled by "Literature, History and Philosophy", Wang Xuedian is like a treasure: "In the early days of the founding of New China, there were only a handful of academic publications. The development of new research directions, the exchange of new academic achievements, and the cultivation of new academic talents all urgently need the support of high-level academic journals. In May 1951, "Literature, History and Philosophy" came into being. ”
△ The first issue of the magazine "Literature, History and Philosophy".
There have been many "highlight moments" in Wen Shi Zhe, where a number of ideological debates have been launched, but one insistence has remained the same: the study of Chinese, history and philosophy from a Marxist point of view.
"Literature, History and Philosophy" provides a model for how to do scholarship in New China and how to conduct Marxist scholarship. We have reported all this to the General Secretary. Wang Xuedian said.
Soon after, they received a reply from General Secretary Xi Jinping. In his reply, the general secretary said: "High-quality academic journals should stick to their original aspirations, lead innovation, display high-level research results, support the growth of outstanding academic talents, and promote academic exchanges between China and foreign countries." I hope you will continue to work hard to make the publication better. This gave the newsroom a firm confidence and direction.
In the past three years, Literature, History and Philosophy has set up a column entitled "The Origin and Changes of Chinese Civilization", actively responding to the concerns of academics and even all walks of life about issues related to the origin of Chinese civilization, and showing the long-standing Chinese civilization. The international edition of Literature, History and Philosophy has been increased from two issues a year to four issues a year, and the "international taste" has been carefully crafted to enable more and more overseas readers to better understand China and continue to promote academic exchanges between China and foreign countries.
△ Discussion topic selection of the international edition of "Literature, History and Philosophy".
"To promote China's reform and development and realize modernization, we need the guidance of philosophical spirit, the enlightenment of historical mirrors, and the promotion of literary power." Ten years ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly pointed out during his inspection of Peking University that "the study of literature, history and philosophy should pay attention to people's spiritual world, pay attention to social realities, actively respond to social concerns, help people better understand themselves and the world, and establish the direction and confidence to keep moving forward." ”
On January 2, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a letter to congratulate the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stressing: "To uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, it is more necessary to systematically study Chinese history and culture, deeply grasp the historical laws of human development, and draw wisdom from in-depth thinking about history to move towards the future." ”
On June 2, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development: "It is the only way to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the basis of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, and to combine the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and China's excellent traditional culture." This is the understanding of the regularity that we have drawn in the course of exploring the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. ”
△On June 2, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the Chinese Academy of History.
We have been reciting a subset of scriptures and histories for thousands of years; Our party has been studying the classic works of Marxism for more than 100 years. From people-oriented to democracy, from Kyushu coherence to the community of the Chinese nation, from the harmony of all things to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, from enriching the people to common prosperity...... Marxism has activated the genes of Chinese civilization with the light of truth, and the excellent traditional Chinese culture has enriched the cultural life of Marxism.
Today, we have taken on a comprehensive understanding of the history of Chinese civilization, promoted the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, and undertaken a new cultural mission.
"In the general secretary's reply to the editorial department of "Literature, History and Philosophy", 'creative transformation and innovative development' is a core task." Just after New Year's Day 2024, Professor Du Zexun became the new editor-in-chief of the journal "Literature, History and Philosophy".
"What will be the result of transformation and development? That was the evaluation of today's situation when the history of Chinese culture was written a thousand years later. But the name has been determined, and it is 'the modern civilization of the Chinese nation'. Du Zexun said in an interview with "Current Affairs Micro Observation".
△On June 1, 2023, Du Zexun (first from left) introduced the preservation of the fine editions in the collection to General Secretary Xi Jinping, who inspected the National Editions Museum of China.
The day before the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, as an expert and scholar in the field of classical philology, Du Zexun gave a lecture to General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was inspecting the National Library of Chinese Literature.
"How many of us are alive now?" In the Lantai Cave Library, the general secretary inquired in detail about the finishing and repair of the "Yongle Grand Canon".
"800 volumes, more than 400 volumes, only 4% of the book. The Gengzi Incident, the Hanlin Courtyard in Dongjiaomin Lane was too badly damaged. It's a pity! Du Zexun replied.
"I am very concerned about these versions of the classics that have been handed down through the vicissitudes of Chinese civilization." During the inspection, the general secretary exhorted, "Some classics of the Chinese nation have been lost a lot in the erosion of time, and these treasures left behind must be cared for and cherished in every possible way, so as to continue to pass on the only uninterrupted civilization in our world." ”
△ The Central Headquarters of the National Version Pavilion of China
The new era has given us a new cultural mission, so that the Chinese civilization will be "eternal and modern", and the Chinese nation will be "new and new", and a beautiful picture of "building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation" is slowly being painted in the land of China.
Producer丨Zhang Bin Geng Zhimin
Producer丨Xinglai Ning Lili
Writer丨Yang Caiyun
Reporter丨Liu Yingchao Sun Chuan
Vision丨Jiang Yuhang
Reviewer丨Zhang Yanan
Cooperation丨Main station Shandong Station
Acknowledgement丨Propaganda Department of Shandong University