Commentator on Qiushi Network: Striving to Build Modern Chinese Civilization History | Culture | Chinese Nation
"Continuing to promote cultural prosperity, build a strong cultural nation, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point is our new cultural mission in the new era. We must strengthen cultural confidence, shoulder our mission, and strive together to create a new culture that belongs to our era, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation."
On June 2, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the forum on cultural inheritance and development and delivered an important speech, which comprehensively, systematically and deeply expounded a series of major theoretical and practical issues concerning the inheritance and development of Chinese culture from the perspective of the overall strategy for the development of the party and state undertakings. it has a strong political, ideological, strategic and guiding nature.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has, with firm cultural consciousness, broad historical vision and far-reaching strategic considerations, put cultural construction in an important position in the overall work, constantly deepen the understanding of the regularity of cultural construction, and put forward a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments in the practice of leading the party and the people to promote governance. Lead and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, activate the vitality of Chinese excellent traditional culture with the spirit of the times and create a new glory of Chinese culture in the magnificent great practice.
Those who seek the growth of wood must solidify its foundation; Those who wish to flow far must dredge their springs. The excellent traditional Chinese culture is the wisdom crystallization and essence of the Chinese civilization, the root and soul of the Chinese nation, and the foundation for us to stand firm in the world culture turmoil. Only by comprehensively and deeply understanding the history of Chinese civilization can we more effectively promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and more effectively promote the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and the construction of modern Chinese civilization.From Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei Province to Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province; From Yuelu Academy on the bank of Xiangjiang River to Zhuxi Garden in the deep of Mount Wuyi Mountain;In the National Version Museum of China, it is urged to "continue to inherit the only uninterrupted civilization in the world", and in the Chinese Academy of History, it is encouraged to "do a good job in researching and interpreting the origin of Chinese civilization".
There are many important elements in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which together shape the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization.Continuity fundamentally determines that the Chinese nation will inevitably follow its own path. If we do not understand China from its long-standing historical continuity, it is impossible to understand ancient China, modern China, and future China. Innovation fundamentally determines the enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation, which upholds integrity and respect the past without returning to it. It also determines the fearless character of the Chinese nation, which is not afraid of new challenges and dares to accept new things. Unity fundamentally determines the integration of various ethnic cultures of the Chinese nation, and the firm cohesion even in the face of major setbacks. It also determines the common belief that national territory cannot be separated, the country cannot be chaotic, the nation cannot be separated, and civilization cannot be interrupted. It determines that national unity will always be the core interest of China, and that a strong and unified country is the fate of all ethnic groups. Inclusion fundamentally determines the historical orientation of communication, exchange, and integration of the Chinese nation, the harmonious pattern of diverse and coexisting religious beliefs in China, and the open mindedness of Chinese culture in embracing world civilization. Peace fundamentally determines that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a maintainer of international order. It also determines that China continuously pursues cultural exchange and mutual learning rather than cultural hegemony. It also determines 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".
Building on the profound foundation of over 5000 years of Chinese civilization, we must open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and combine the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional Chinese culture.The premise of "combination" is mutual compatibility. Marxism and excellent traditional Chinese culture have different sources, but they have a high degree of compatibility with each other. The result of "combination" is mutual achievement, creating an organic and unified new cultural life body, making Marxism become Chinese, Chinese excellent traditional culture become modern, and the new culture formed through "combination" become the cultural form of Chinese path to modernization. The combination has solidified the foundation of the road, provided a broader and more profound historical depth for the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and expanded the cultural foundation of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The combination has opened up space for innovation, allowing us to grasp the initiative of thinking and culture, and effectively apply it to the path, theory, and system.The second combination is a profound summary of our party's historical experience in the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, a profound grasp of the development laws of Chinese civilization, indicating that our party's understanding of the Chinese path, theory, and system has reached a new height, indicating that our party's historical self-confidence and cultural confidence have reached a new height, and that our party's consciousness in promoting cultural innovation in inheriting excellent traditional Chinese culture has reached a new height.
Looking at the land of China, the light of civilization illuminates the path of rejuvenation, and the Chinese cultural heritage is carried forward and carried forward.Adhering to openness and inclusiveness, adhering to the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, inheriting and developing excellent traditional Chinese culture, promoting the localization of foreign cultures, and continuously cultivating and creating socialist culture with Chinese characteristics for a new era; Adhere to upholding integrity and innovation, with the spirit and sharpness of upholding integrity and innovation, continue the historical context and write a contemporary chapter.