Author: Wu Degang (Former Vice President of the Central Academy of Party History and Literature)
In the past one hundred years since its founding, the Communist Party of China has forged a series of great spirits, and the great spirit of the party is the fundamental force that ensures that our party can withstand all kinds of risks and tests and move from victory to victory. Over the past hundred years, party leaders have always stressed the need to carry forward the party's great spirit. Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to the study of the history of the Party and the great spirit of the Party, and has made a series of systematic interpretations, especially in his speech at the meeting celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, which put forward the great spirit of party building, raised the understanding of the spirit of the Communist Party of China to a new level, and provided us with a fundamental basis for in-depth study of the spiritual genealogy of the Communist Party of China.
The great spirit of party building is the spiritual source of the Communist Party of China
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his important speech on July 1st that "one hundred years ago, the pioneers of the Communist Party of China founded the Communist Party of China, forming the great spirit of adhering to the truth, adhering to ideals, practicing the original intention, undertaking the mission, not being afraid of sacrifice, heroic struggle, loyalty to the party, and living up to the people, which is the source of the spirit of the Communist Party of China." For the first time in the history of the Party, the great spirit of party building has been clearly put forward and profoundly explained. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on the great spirit of party building marks the source and starting point of the revolutionary spirit of the Communist Party of China, and is a further enrichment and development of the spiritual genealogy of the Communist Party, which has great theoretical and practical significance.
The century-old history of the Communist Party of China is not only a history of arduous struggle, but also a history of the spiritual forging of Chinese communists. The great spirit of party building occupies a pioneering and foundational important position in the history of the spiritual development and forging of the Communist Party of China, and is the source and root of the red gene and spiritual genealogy of the Communist Party of China. The great spirit of party building has shaped the genes of the inheritance and development of the spirit of the Communist Party of China, and has run through the entire process of the party's history of struggle, becoming the starting point of all the struggles of Chinese communists, the root of the century-old party history, and the source of the origin and development of the spirit of the Communist Party of China. Over the past one hundred years, starting from the great spirit of party building, our party has always carried forward the great spirit of party building under different historical conditions, and then built up the spiritual genealogy of Chinese communists, tempered a distinct political character, and played an extremely important role in the party's fulfillment of its goals and tasks in different periods. A series of great spirits of the Communist Party of China, especially the great spirit of party building, as the spiritual source of the Communist Party of China, have always run through the entire struggle process of the Communist Party of China.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that "if people do not have spirit, they will not stand, and if the country does not have spirit, it will not be strong." Whether it is a country, a political party, a nation, or a person, if you lose your spirit, you lose everything. History has fully proved that if a nation and a country lose their spirit, they will lose their cohesion and vitality. The historical height of a political party necessarily depends on the height of its spiritual world.
After a hundred years of ups and downs, the party's cause has made tremendous historical achievements, and in the long-term struggle, it has built up the spiritual genealogy of Chinese communists. In this sense, the history of the Party is also the history of the spiritual genealogy of Chinese Communists, and without understanding the history of the Party, we cannot understand the whole Party, and without understanding the Past of the Party and the spiritual world of communists, it is impossible to never forget our original intentions and keep our mission firmly in mind.
The great spirit of party building and the spiritual genealogy of the party are vivid records of the party's history and the party's precious wealth
The great spirit of party building and the party's spiritual genealogy are a vivid portrayal of the party's history, a precious wealth of the party, and an important content of studying the history of the party, the history of new China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development. Over the past one hundred years, the Chinese Communists have gone forward to succeed each other, continuously carried forward the great spirit of party building, and built up the spiritual genealogy of the Chinese communists in the course of long-term struggle, which has become the most precious wealth of our party. As General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "The reason why our party has flourished and endured hardships over the past century is because of such a strong spirit of revolution and hard work." Practice has proved that the party's precious spirit spans time and space and lasts for a long time, embodies in a concentrated way the party's firm conviction, fundamental purpose, and fine work style, embodies the great character of The Chinese communists in working hard, sacrificing and dedicating themselves, and forging ahead in a pioneering spirit, and is deeply integrated into the blood of our party, the state, the nation, and the people, thus providing rich nourishment for us to build the party, revitalize the party, and strengthen the party.
The process of the continuous formation of the party's spiritual genealogy is the process of the continuous development of the party's history. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to extensively carry out publicity and education in the history of the party, the history of new China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development in the whole society. The great spirit of party building and the party's spiritual genealogy are both highly condensed and vivid embodiments of the essence of the "four histories." One hundred years ago, the great spirit of party building profoundly witnessed the arduous exploration of communists in the early days of the founding of the party and recorded the historical moment of party building that broke new ground. The spirit of the Iron Man deeply records the fiery scenes of the socialist construction period, and the bold language of "it is better to live for 20 years less, but also to win the big oil field" is still in the ears, and vividly expresses the spirit of independence and self-reliance. The spirit of the special administrative region, daring to try, daring to try, and bravely reforming, embodies the spirit of emancipating the mind and forging ahead, "time is money, efficiency is life" as the spiritual element of the special era, deeply recording the great changes that reform and opening up have brought to China. The great spirit of fighting the epidemic and the spirit of poverty alleviation truly record the unforgettable years experienced by the Chinese nation in the new era and the footsteps of the times of unremitting struggle.
Undoubtedly, in the course of a hundred years of ups and downs, the great spirit of party building and the spiritual genealogy of the party have long been integrated with the history of the party. All the spirit of the Party is not only an important part of the Party's history, but also a historical monument of the Party in different periods. Through these historical monuments, we can clearly see the vein of the party's arduous struggle and can understand the "spirit of history" from the "history of the spirit." It is precisely in this sense that the century-old history of the Communist Party of China is the most precious memory of the spiritual course of the Chinese Communists, the spiritual homeland of all Chinese Communists, and the most precious wealth of the Party.
The great founding spirit of the party and the spiritual genealogy of the party are the soul and root of Chinese communists, and they are the red genes that the party is born with
The great spirit of party building and the party's spiritual genealogy are the externalization of the party's ideals, beliefs, nature, and purpose, and are the comprehensive embodiment of the party's ideological theory, ideals and beliefs, moral pursuits, work style, and spiritual outlook, and always determine the nature of the party. The spiritual genealogy of all the parties is not only the product of the party's long-term arduous struggle and practice, but also the ideological crystallization of the party's long-term theoretical exploration. As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "As a Marxist ruling party, our party must not only have a strong force of truth, but also a strong force of personality." In this sense, the party's spiritual genealogy is tempered in the test of life and death of blood and fire, is the product of the great revolutionary practice, and embodies the truth character and personality strength of Chinese communists in a concentrated way.
Looking back at the party's arduous struggle, a hundred years ago, the pioneers of the Communist Party of China, under the obstruction and suppression of the reactionaries, broke through many difficulties and secretly convened the first congress of the party to announce the founding of the Communist Party of China. More than 80 years ago, the 25,000-mile long march of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which endured all kinds of difficulties and dangers, finally won victory, relying on the great revolutionary spirit, as the old Red Army said in an interview, "Because we follow the truth." The parting poem of the revolutionary martyr Xia Minghan heroically before the uprising wrote: "It does not matter if the beheading is beheaded, as long as the doctrine is true." Killed Xia Minghan, and later people. General Secretary Xi Jinping also told the story of the "taste of truth" with deep affection, from which we better understood the hardships chen Wangdao paid for translating the Communist Manifesto. The taste of truth is sweet, and so is the revolutionary spirit that condenses truth. The great founding spirit of the party and the spiritual genealogy of the party have been forged into a revolutionary culture and a red gene, deeply integrated into the blood of Chinese communists, become an important source and an important component part of the advanced culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics, nourish the spiritual world of communists and the broad masses of the people, and constantly promote the party's theoretical integrity and innovation.
The great spirit of party building and the spiritual genealogy of the party are a powerful spiritual force that inspires Chinese communists to keep forging ahead
The revolutionary spirit of the party's formation and development in the practice of protracted revolutionary struggle is the source of strength and an effective magic weapon for defeating the enemy and winning victory, and is the precious spiritual wealth and rich political resources of our party in building the party, rejuvenating the party, strengthening the party. Whether it is the years of revolutionary war, the period of socialist construction, the new period of reform and opening up, or even the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the party's spiritual genealogy is a powerful weapon for strengthening and improving the party's self-building, and has inspired and spurred generation after generation of Chinese communists not to forget their original intentions, keep firmly in mind their mission, and go forward to succeed each other and advance heroically.
It is precisely because of the great spirit of party building and the party's spiritual genealogy that our party has been able to experience the arduous and extreme struggle of the new-democratic revolution under extremely difficult circumstances and to survive countless historical critical junctures and moments of crisis again and again. From the May Fourth Movement to the Shanghai workers' strike, from the defeat of the first great revolution to the defeat of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggle, from the Battle of the Xiangjiang River to the snowy mountains and meadows, from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the north to the three-year guerrilla war in the south, from the War of Liberation to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, all of them were severe challenges, all of which were forged with sweat, tears, blood, and even life, and finally won the victory of the new-democratic revolution.
After the founding of New China, it was precisely with this spirit that our party was able to achieve one brilliant achievement after another in the construction of New China and create one miracle after another on the basis of being poor and white. Today, we stand on a new historical starting line, looking at the past, the achievements are unprecedented; looking at the future, the challenges encountered are also unprecedented. This is all the more necessary to always inherit and carry forward the great spirit of party building, and it is all the more necessary for the great spirit of party building, which is an heirloom, to add inexhaustible impetus to the party's own building.
Source: Learning Times