The General Secretary pointed out the direction for "Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation". At first sight of this symposium, Socialism | Culture | Chinese Nation

Chinese culture has a long and rich history, and Chinese civilization is vast and profound.

In early June, General Secretary Xi Jinping specially inspected two cultural landmarks, the National Edition Hall of China and the Chinese Academy of History, and delivered an important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development.

"Continuing to inherit the only uninterrupted civilization in the world" and "doing a good job in researching and interpreting the origin of Chinese civilization"... During the inspection and symposium, every word and action is full of profound thinking about cultural inheritance and development.

The cultural and national fortunes are intertwined, and the cultural context is connected to the national context.

Building modern civilization of the Chinese nation has become an important connotation of the new cultural mission in the new era.

Cultural confidence

Those who wish to flow far must dredge their springs.

"without 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, where would there be Chinese characteristics? If it were not for Chinese characteristics, how could there be such a successful road to socialism with Chinese characteristics as we have today? " General Secretary Xi Jinping said with emotion in Zhu Xi Garden, Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province on March 22nd, 2021.

These words reveal that "strengthening cultural confidence is a major issue related to the rise and fall of national fortune, cultural security, and the independence of national spirit.".

Cultural self-confidence, General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly stressed, and placed at an unprecedented height.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has listed cultural confidence, road confidence, theoretical confidence, and institutional confidence as the "four confidences" of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

On May 17, 2016, at the symposium on the work of philosophy and social sciences, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "to strengthen confidence in the road, theory, and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is to strengthen cultural confidence in the final analysis. Cultural self-confidence is a more basic, deeper and more lasting force. "

The General Secretary also stressed: "Chinese excellent traditional culture is the crystallization and essence of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, the root and soul of the Chinese nation, and the foundation for us to gain a firm foothold in the agitation of world culture."

Roots and souls, roots and roots, culture connects the past, present, and future of a nation.

At this forum, the General Secretary stressed: "to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a strong cultural country, and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new historical starting point, we must strengthen cultural self-confidence and adhere to our own road. Based on the great historical and contemporary practice of the Chinese nation, we should sum up China's experience with Chinese principles, upgrade China's experience to Chinese theory, and achieve spiritual independence."

Open and inclusive

As the saying goes, "The sea embraces all rivers, and the capacity is great.".

Zhang Qian's missions to the Western Regions, Xuanzang's travels to the West, Jianzhen's eastward voyages, and Zheng He's seven voyages to the West... Through exploring the depths of history, Chinese civilization has been continuously passed down and has always been rejuvenated through inclusiveness.

At this forum, General Secretary Xi Jinping summed up five "outstanding characteristics" of Chinese civilization, which are "accurate portraits" of Chinese civilization, one of which is "outstanding inclusiveness."

The General Secretary demanded that "we should uphold openness and inclusiveness, adhere to the Sinicization of Marxism, inherit and develop China's excellent traditional culture, promote the localization of foreign cultures, and constantly cultivate and create a new era of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics."

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection tour of Dunhuang in August 2019: "Dunhuang culture shows the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese nation." "only a civilization full of self-confidence will tolerate, learn from, and absorb different civilizations while maintaining its own national characteristics."

This confidence stems from openness and inclusiveness.

At the European College in Bruges, Belgium, using tea and wine as metaphors to explain the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western civilizations; At the Acropolis Museum in Athens, contemplate the dialogue of civilization;

Civilization is colorful through communication, and enriched through mutual learning. In the future, China will embrace the world with a more open attitude and contribute to the world with more vibrant cultural achievements.

uphold fundamental principles and break new ground

"every civilization continues the spiritual bloodline of a country and nation, which not only needs to be passed on and guarded from generation to generation, but also needs to keep pace with the times and have the courage to innovate." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in a speech at UNESCO headquarters on March 27th.

Adhere to integrity and innovation, solidify the foundation and open up new opportunities. To promote excellent traditional Chinese culture, it is necessary to balance inheritance and creative development, with a focus on creative transformation and innovative development.

At this forum, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that only by having a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the history of Chinese civilization can we more effectively promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent Chinese traditional culture, and more effectively promote the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

Adhere to the principle of putting the people first and drawing on the people-oriented philosophy of "the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and peaceful";

"the combination opens up the space for innovation, enables us to grasp the ideological and cultural initiative, and strongly acts on the road, theory and system." At this forum, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly explained the "two combinations" and made a comprehensive and profound exposition on the "second combination."

Integrate the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional Chinese culture. "The 'second combination' is another ideological liberation, allowing us to fully utilize the precious resources of excellent traditional Chinese culture in a broader cultural space, and explore future oriented theoretical and institutional innovations."

Follow the main road to ten thousand miles.

In the blending of Marxism and China's excellent traditional culture, Chinese path to modernization has given modern power to Chinese civilization, and Chinese civilization has given Chinese path to modernization a deep foundation.