Xi Jinping has been thinking about a major proposition. During this period, the Chinese Academy of History | Xi Jinping | Proposition

On June 2, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the forum on cultural inheritance and development in the seventh floor conference room of the Chinese Academy of History.

This symposium with the theme of "cultural inheritance and development" is no exception.

At the meeting, Xi Jinping said: "during this period of time, I have been thinking about the major proposition of promoting the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and this is also the reason for holding this forum."

Photo by Ju Peng, journalist from Xinhua News Agency

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What is "building modern civilization of the Chinese nation"?

The Chinese nation has a civilization history of 5000 years and has always emphasized the importance of "looking back and learning from the past".

In order to hold this forum well, Xi Jinping spent two and a half days inspecting the National Edition Hall of China and the Chinese Academy of History respectively.

For example, in the National Edition Museum of China, Xi Jinping saw "Sven in this-an Exhibition of versions of Ancient Chinese Civilization", as well as the engraving of Lantai Cave Library and "Siku Quanshu". At the Chinese Academy of History, Xi Jinping inspected the Chinese Archaeological Museum. He walked along the "Historical Avenue" and looked at it while walking, sincerely admiring the ingenuity of the Chinese ancients and the splendid civilization of ancient China. After inspecting the two places, Xi Jinping said, "I feel more deeply that Chinese culture has a long history and Chinese civilization is broad and profound."

Many civilizations in history have left precious tangible heritage, which can be a pottery, a stone axe, a stone tablet, or a classic. For these cultural relics that have been preserved through vicissitudes of life, protection and inheritance are the foundation.

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Unlike many ancient civilizations that only had artifacts left, Chinese civilization is the only uninterrupted civilization in the world. Today's Chinese people can still understand characters from thousands of years ago, and ideas from thousands of years ago still deeply influence modern China. In addition to protection, we also have a historical responsibility for the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization.

This foundation requires a theoretical global understanding of Chinese civilization.

At the forum, Xi Jinping summed up five outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization: continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peace. It is worth noting that Xi Jinping used the phrase "fundamental decision" many times when talking about outstanding features, which can be described as resounding--

The outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that the Chinese nation will inevitably follow its own path.

The Chinese civilization has outstanding innovation, which fundamentally determines the enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation to uphold integrity and respect the past, and the fearless character of the Chinese nation to not be afraid of new challenges and to accept new things.

The Chinese civilization has outstanding unity, fundamentally determining the integration of various ethnic cultures of the Chinese nation, and the firm cohesion even in the face of major setbacks. It determines the common belief that the land cannot be separated, the country cannot be chaotic, the nation cannot be separated, and the civilization cannot be interrupted. It also determines that national unity will always be the core of China's core interests, and that a strong and unified country is the fate of all ethnic groups.

Chinese civilization has outstanding inclusiveness, fundamentally determining the historical orientation of communication, exchange, and integration of the Chinese nation, the harmonious pattern of diverse coexistence of various religious beliefs in China, and the open mind of Chinese culture to embrace world civilization.

Chinese civilization has outstanding peacefulness, which fundamentally determines that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a maintainer of the international order. It also determines that China continuously pursues cultural exchange and mutual learning rather than cultural hegemony, and that China will not impose its own values and political system on others. It also determines that China adheres to cooperation, does not engage in confrontation, and will never engage in a small circle of "same party and differences".

That's great! What is "fundamental"? It is unshakable.At the same time, it also effectively responded to various doubts from the outside world. If there are still people who say that China's rise lacks certainty and is the "world's biggest risk point," then it is really necessary to make up for China's history class!

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If a civilization or culture is alive, it must solve practical problems.

Over the past 100 years, under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, becoming rich to becoming strong. When we look back at history, especially when summarizing the successful experience of the new era, we find that the biggest magic weapon for our success is to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the profound foundation of over 5000 years of Chinese civilization, combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional culture.

This is the "two combinations", which is also our regular understanding obtained in exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The result of "combination" is mutual achievement; The combination has solidified the foundation of the road; The combination has opened up innovation space; The combination consolidates cultural subjectivity.

It can be said that in order to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the profound foundation of over 5000 years of Chinese civilization, the key to this "Chinese characteristic" lies in the "two combinations".

How to combine? We also need to be guided by Marxism and creatively transform and develop excellent traditional Chinese culture, rather than simply retroactively copying and copying.

For example, the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation showcases the indomitable Chinese spirit of self-improvement; Adhering to the development concept of putting the people at the center, there is a governance tradition of putting the people at the foundation of the country behind it; The practice of comprehensively deepening reform is shining with the enterprising spirit of "striving for daily renewal, daily renewal, and daily renewal"; The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, with a unique Chinese worldview of "harmony among nations" and "one family under heaven"

Civilization and culture are not solidified sculptures, but flowing water, but in which direction does water flow?

Xi Jinping said: "the best way to inherit history is to create new history, and the greatest respect for human civilization is to create new forms of human civilization."

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Editor/Dong Guo, Zhong Qi

Source/People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, etc

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