Gathering a strong spiritual force for building a strong country and national rejuvenation - A review of the achievements of cultural system reform since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee
Beijing, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Gathering a strong spiritual force to build a strong country and national rejuvenation -- A review of the achievements of cultural system reform since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee
Since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core has attached great importance to cultural reform and development, made strategic arrangements for cultural construction as an important part of the "five-in-one" overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and planned and promoted cultural system reform as an important part of comprehensively deepening reform.
From laying the foundation, erecting pillars and building the framework, to comprehensive promotion and accumulation of momentum, cultural reform and development have achieved historic achievements, the cultural innovation and creativity of the entire nation has been greatly stimulated, the people's sense of cultural gain and happiness has been significantly enhanced, and a powerful spiritual force for building a strong country and national rejuvenation has been gathered.
The Party has comprehensively strengthened its leadership over propaganda, ideology and cultural work by uniting hearts and forging souls
In October 2023, the National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology and Culture was held in Beijing. The most important outcome of the conference was the first proposal of Xi Jinping’s cultural thought.
As a theoretical summary of the Party's practical experience in leading cultural construction in the new era, Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts, with a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new conclusions that clearly understand the essence and application and integrate the essence and application, will lead the cultural reform and development work in the new journey to continuously open up new situations and form a new pattern.
Correct the root cause and firmly grasp the leadership of ideological work——
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "ideological work is the work of establishing the country's heart and the nation's soul", and proposed that cultural confidence "is a more fundamental, broader and deeper confidence" and "is the most basic, profound and lasting force in the development of a country and a nation."
From the National Propaganda and Ideological Work Conference to literary and artistic work, the Party’s news and public opinion work, network security and informatization work, the Philosophy and Social Sciences Work Symposium and the National College Ideological and Political Work Conference... General Secretary Xi Jinping attended a series of important meetings, delivered a series of important speeches, and put forward a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new conclusions. He clarified the theoretical right and wrong, corrected the work orientation, and pushed the cultural system reform in the new era in the right direction.
We will implement the Marxist theory research and construction project in depth, improve the work system of using the Party's innovative theories to arm the whole Party, educate the people, and guide practice, fully implement the responsibility system for ideological work, promote the in-depth integration and development of the media, improve the comprehensive network governance system, and significantly enhance the work mechanism of public opinion guidance with correct orientation... We will build and destroy at the same time, and promote the good and eliminate the bad, and build a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, so that all the people will be closely united in ideals, beliefs, values, and moral concepts.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee established the system of upholding Marxism's guiding role in the field of ideology as a fundamental system of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. This is a major institutional innovation related to the long-term development of the cause of the Party and the country, and to the direction and path of development of our country's culture. It embodies the successful experience accumulated by our Party in the long-term practice of leading cultural construction and the principles and policies formed. It fully reflects that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has entered a new realm of understanding the laws of socialist cultural construction with Chinese characteristics.
Strengthen the foundation and gradually improve the cultural management system——
In the spring of 2018, the newly established Ministry of Culture and Tourism was unveiled, and the in-depth integration and development of culture and tourism entered the fast lane.
The Central Cyberspace Security and Informatization Committee was established, and the Central Propaganda Department was responsible for the unified management of news publishing and film work. The National Radio and Television Administration and China Media Group were established, and the reform of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Writers Association, and the Journalists Association was deepened… The deepening of the reform of the Party and state institutions has effectively strengthened the Party’s overall leadership over propaganda, ideology, and cultural work, accelerated the pace of modernization of the governance system and governance capabilities in the field of propaganda, ideology, and culture, and released new energy for cultural development.
At the end of June 2019, the CPC Central Committee issued the Regulations on Propaganda Work of the Communist Party of China. As the first major and fundamental law on propaganda work in the history of the Party, the issuance of this important document marks a new step in the scientific, standardized and institutionalized construction of propaganda work.
It has become a culture that has influenced people and brought together a powerful force to build dreams together.
In July 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the third meeting of the 19th Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms and reviewed and approved the "Guiding Opinions on the Pilot Work of Building New Era Civilization Practice Centers."
New-era civilization practice centers are taking root and blossoming across China, rallying and guiding the masses and allowing the Party’s good voice to spread to thousands of households.
The people have faith, the country has strength, and the nation has hope.
From formulating the "Opinions on Cultivating and Practicing Socialist Core Values" and other documents, promoting the incorporation of socialist core values into laws and regulations, to implementing the civic morality construction project, and promoting the normalization and institutionalization of education on ideals and beliefs; from carrying forward the spiritual spectrum of the Chinese Communists with the great spirit of party building as the source, to promoting the promulgation of the Heroes and Martyrs Protection Law and the Patriotism Education Law, and establishing and improving the party and state merit and honor recognition system... Adhere to the socialist core values to guide cultural construction, and better build the Chinese spirit, Chinese values, and Chinese strength.
People first, meeting new demands for a better life in the new era
"Socialist literature and art, in essence, is the literature and art of the people." "Literature and art cannot lose their direction in the tide of the market economy, and cannot deviate from the question of who they are for, otherwise literature and art will have no vitality."
In October 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on literature and art, profoundly expounding on and scientifically answering a series of major questions on how to prosper and develop socialist literature and art under new historical conditions, and pointing out the direction for cultural development in the new era.
In order to implement the General Secretary’s requirements, the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Prosperity and Development of Socialist Literature and Art", "Opinions on the Reform of the National Literature and Art Awards System", "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of State-owned Literature and Art Institutions" and other documents were issued. The people-centered creative orientation has become more prominent, and the guidance and incentive mechanisms for the creation, production and dissemination of cultural products have been improved.
In response to the call of the General Secretary, the majority of literary and art workers have gone deep into life, taken root among the people, and worked hard to climb plateaus and reach new heights. China's literature and art in the new era has a new pattern, a new realm, and a new atmosphere. A number of cultural masterpieces that enhance the spiritual strength of the people have emerged, such as the movie "Changjin Lake", the novel "The Protagonist", the TV series "Mountains and Seas", and the dance drama "The Eternal Waves". my country has become a major producer in the fields of books, TV series, and animation, and the size of the film market has repeatedly set records.
Entering the new era, the people's demand for spiritual culture has leaped from "whether there is or not, whether there is a lack or not" to "whether it is good or not, whether it is refined or not". As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Chinese-style modernization is a modernization that coordinates material and spiritual civilization. Material abundance and spiritual richness are the fundamental requirements of socialist modernization."
Questionnaire of the times, wonderful answers. Adhere to putting social benefits first and unifying social and economic benefits, deepen the supply-side structural reform in the cultural field, continuously improve the modern cultural industry system, market system and public cultural service system, enhance people's sense of cultural gain and happiness with high-quality cultural supply, and promote the common prosperity of people's spiritual life.
On the one hand, with an eye on macro-system construction, the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a Modern Public Cultural Service System" and the Public Cultural Service Guarantee Law were promulgated, the standardization and equalization of basic public cultural services were continuously promoted, and the basic cultural rights and interests of the people were effectively guaranteed.
On the other hand, we focus on implementing the policies in details, persist in educating people with culture and benefiting the people with culture, accurately match the content and methods of cultural supply, and promote cultural services to be more down-to-earth.
At present, my country's six-level public cultural service network covering urban and rural areas is becoming increasingly complete, with more than 3,300 public libraries built, more than 12,000 screens in town cinemas, and nearly 200,000 rural bookstores providing digital reading services. All public libraries, cultural centers, art galleries, comprehensive cultural stations and more than 90% of museums are open to the public free of charge. Zhejiang's "Rural Cultural Hall", Jiangxi's "Rural Bookstore E-commerce", Hunan's "Ten Small Doors"... Innovative practices in various places have ignited the people's "cultural rural sentiment".
In October 2022, "implementing the national cultural digitalization strategy" was written into the report of the 20th CPC National Congress. Digital technology empowers cultural development, realizes the panoramic presentation of Chinese culture, and inspires the cultural pride and self-confidence of the whole nation.
From the in-depth promotion of the construction of national public cultural cloud platforms, smart radio and television, smart libraries, smart museums, etc., to the integration of digital culture with social scenarios such as film and television, and travel; from the continuous enrichment of online cultural consumption such as cloud exhibitions and cloud tourism, to the rapid development of new business forms such as online literature, video, and live broadcast, the digital cultural service capabilities have been greatly enhanced, and the digital cultural industry has become a "new engine" to stimulate consumption potential.
Data show that in 2023, cultural and related industry enterprises above designated size across the country will achieve operating income of 12,951.5 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2% over the previous year. The supporting role of the cultural service industry has been strengthened, the entertainment and leisure industry has recovered rapidly, and the new cultural industry has a significant driving effect.
Keeping the truth and making innovations to enhance the appeal and influence of Chinese civilization
The Beijing Central Axis extends northward, at the foot of the Yanshan Mountains, where the China National Library of Editions is located. The seed genes of Chinese culture are "hidden in the famous mountains and passed on to future generations."
In June 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a special trip to the National Library of China and the Chinese Academy of History for inspection and research, attended a symposium on cultural inheritance and development and delivered an important speech, issuing a great call to shoulder new cultural missions and strive to build a modern civilization for the Chinese nation.
A river with a deep source will flow long, and a river with deep roots will have luxuriant leaves. How to make the long-standing Chinese cultural heritage continue and let the ancient wisdom enrich contemporary cultural construction is a "must-answer question" in the process of cultural system reform.
He presided over the collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee on themes such as archaeology and the Chinese Civilization Origins Project, visited historical and cultural heritage sites such as the Confucius Temple and the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and made important instructions and instructions on cultural relics, archaeology, and intangible cultural heritage... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the leadership and promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping, my country has focused on building a system for the inheritance and development of China's excellent traditional culture, actively promoted the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and promoted Chinese culture to shine with new glory in the era.
The "Opinions on Implementing the Project for the Inheritance and Development of China's Excellent Traditional Culture" promoted the continuation of Chinese cultural heritage and the inheritance of Chinese cultural genes for the first time in the form of a central document; established the new era cultural relics work policy of "protection first, strengthening management, exploring value, effective utilization, and bringing cultural relics to life"; "Opinions on Strengthening the Protection and Inheritance of Historical and Cultural Heritage in Urban and Rural Construction", "Several Opinions on Strengthening Reform of Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization", and "The 14th Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Utilization of Revolutionary Cultural Relics" and other documents were issued to build a strong institutional guarantee for the protection of cultural heritage.
From convening symposiums on cultural inheritance and development and symposiums on cultural heritage protection and inheritance, to implementing the project of inheritance and development of China's excellent traditional culture and the project of exploring the origins of Chinese civilization; from carrying out the fourth national cultural relics survey, to promoting the construction of the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Long March, Yellow River and Yangtze River national cultural parks with high standards; from building the Exhibition Hall of the History of the Communist Party of China, the National Library of China Editions, the China National Museum of Arts and Crafts, and the China Archaeological Museum, to the publication of major cultural projects such as the "Rejuvenation Library" and the "Great Series of Chinese Paintings of All Ages"... Cultural inheritance and development are being promoted in an all-round way, unfolding a grand picture and stirring up the spirit of rejuvenation.
In the golden autumn of 2017, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China adopted the Constitution of the Communist Party of China. “Promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional culture” is written into the party’s fundamental law.
From establishing a national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration zone, creating a "test field" for cultural relics protection and utilization reform; to overall protection and living inheritance, bringing cultural heritage into the lives of ordinary people; and then to deepening the integration of culture and tourism, constantly enriching the cultural connotation of tourism... The Chinese cultural heritage that has continued for more than 5,000 years has branched out and flourished, better adapting to the development of the times and the needs of the people.
The new cultural awareness will help bring to life the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books, enriching the historical and cultural nourishment of the entire society.
Civilization is colorful through communication, and enriched through mutual learning.
"We must establish a view of civilization that features equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, transcend civilizational barriers through exchanges among civilizations, transcend civilizational conflicts through mutual learning among civilizations, and transcend civilizational superiority through coexistence among civilizations." The Chinese Communists in the new era draw wisdom and strength from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, break down the barriers to cultural exchanges with an open mind, absorb the nourishment of civilizations of all countries with an eclectic attitude, and better promote the spread of Chinese culture with a confident and open attitude, and promote the common progress of civilizations of all countries through exchanges and mutual learning.
We should accelerate the construction of Chinese discourse and narrative system, tell Chinese stories well and spread the Chinese voice; strengthen the construction of international communication capabilities, comprehensively improve the effectiveness of international communication, and form international discourse power that matches our country's comprehensive national strength and international status; propose and actively implement the Global Civilization Initiative, and successfully hold the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, the Liangzhu Forum, the World Conference on Sinology Shanghai Forum, the World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, etc. Based on more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization and relying on the vivid practice of our country's reform and development, the image of China in the new era is more credible, lovable and respectable.
The country is magnificent, the people are heroic, and the future is bright. Adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping's cultural thought, China in the new era is writing a brilliant new chapter in the construction of a socialist cultural power with more firm cultural confidence.
