Promoting the Inheritance and Development of Chinese Civilization from a Historical Perspective | China | Chinese Civilization

This important speech accurately grasps the essence of Chinese civilization, profoundly reveals the historical and cultural foundation of the formation of Chinese civilization, points out the basic direction of combining excellent traditional Chinese culture with the basic principles of Marxism, realizing creative transformation and innovative development. It examines and explores the past, present, and future of Chinese civilization in a broad and far-reaching historical perspective that runs through ancient and modern times, reveals the laws and development trends of Chinese civilization, vividly reflects the traditional Chinese historical thinking of "understanding the changes of ancient and modern" and "learning from the past to the present". It is a new achievement in using historical thinking perspectives and methods to theoretically interpret Chinese civilization, marking a new height in the theoretical interpretation of Chinese civilization, and has important theoretical value and practical significance.

Attaching Great Importance to the Historical Inheritance and Development of Chinese Civilization

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "The original purpose of building China's National Edition Museum is to collect and protect all the ancient books and materials that can be collected since ancient times at our historical stage, and to continue to pass on the world's only uninterrupted civilization.", "In our era, the country is prosperous, the society is safe and stable, and we have the will and ability to inherit national culture, get this big thing done". This important speech highlights the great importance attached to the historical inheritance and development of Chinese civilization, and highlights the sense of historical mission and responsibility for the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization.

The continuation of civilization depends on the unremitting inheritance and development of generations. Only by attaching importance to historical inheritance and development can civilization maintain inexhaustible vitality and cohesion, and provide a source of spiritual power for the prosperity and development of the nation and the country. Attaching importance to the inheritance of civilization is an ancient and long historical tradition of the Chinese nation. In the turbulent times of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Cui Shi, despite poverty and military difficulties, still preached and taught. Zhang Zai, a thinker in the Song Dynasty, was indifferent to fame and wealth, and was not afraid of poverty and lowliness. He took "establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a life for the people, continuing learning for the saints, and opening peace for all generations" as his life belief and historical mission, which inspired people with lofty ideals who have been willing to inherit Chinese civilization for thousands of years. It is precisely in history that there are tens of thousands of such people with lofty ideals who still persist in passing on the fire despite hardships and hardships, which makes the Chinese civilization endless and continuous. The rulers of the past dynasties, whether in the peaceful and prosperous times or in the chaotic times, have made great efforts to promote Confucianism, set up the preface of Xiang Xiang, and offered sacrifices to the first ancestors of Chinese humanities and the sages of the holy king, which played an important role in laying the foundation and leading the inheritance of Chinese civilization. This historical mission of inheriting civilization is an important reason for the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization.

In his speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that Chinese culture has a long history and Chinese civilization is broad and profound. Only by comprehensively and deeply understanding the history of Chinese civilization can we more effectively promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and more effectively promote socialism with Chinese characteristics. Cultural construction and construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation. This shows that the CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to the development of Chinese civilization, puts forward the question of how to achieve new development of Chinese civilization in the new era, and gives the answer, that is, through an in-depth understanding of the history of Chinese civilization, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, make the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization go hand in hand, and coruscate new vitality and brilliance in the new historical period, to play a unique role in the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and the construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the historical inheritance and development of Chinese civilization, embodies a strong sense of historical responsibility and mission, and shows a high degree of historical consciousness and cultural confidence. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Chinese civilization carries the soul and blood of the Chinese nation and is related to the rise and fall of the Chinese nation. Inheriting and developing Chinese civilization is the responsibility and mission of every Chinese son and daughter.

Highlight the profound historical heritage of Chinese civilization

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed the need to understand and understand Chinese civilization from a broad and far-reaching historical perspective. He pointed out that if we do not understand China from its long-standing historical continuity, it is impossible to understand ancient China, modern China, and even less to understand future China. It is on the basis of a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the history of Chinese civilization that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech accurately refined the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, namely, continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peace. Looking at the evolution of Chinese civilization, we can find that this important conclusion is highly consistent with Chinese history, highlighting the profound historical heritage of Chinese civilization.

Chinese civilization originated in the pre-Qin period, and has continued to grow, enrich and improve in various historical periods since then. Chinese civilization is the spiritual product of continuous accumulation, evolution and sublimation in the long historical process, and it is the crystallization of wisdom condensed by all ethnic groups in the historical practice of overcoming obstacles and striving hard. In the pre-Qin period, the germination of the idea of great unification appeared, which gave birth to the orthodox concept. In the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, various ethnic groups have formed a strong sense of political inheritance based on their recognition and pursuit of orthodox status. In history, both the rulers of the Chinese nation and the rulers of ethnic minorities have assumed orthodoxy, actively identified with Chinese culture and historical "China", consciously acted as the inheritor, guardian and propagandist of Chinese culture, and at the same time realized and maintained "" Great unification "is the highest political goal, advocating the" six harmony with the same style, Kyushu is consistent ", all ethnic groups live in harmony, and live and work in peace, it has formed the distinctive characteristics of the continuity and unity of Chinese civilization. This is an important reason why Chinese civilization has been passed down from generation to generation. The Confucian classics "Zhouyi" in the pre-Qin period put forward the idea of "poverty leads to change, change leads to change, and generality leads to a long time"; "The Book of Rites · University" records the motto of the Shang Tang period "Gou Rixin, New day by day, and new day by day". This is an important source of ancient Chinese reform and innovation ideas, which inspires successive rulers and people with lofty ideals to seek a way out in the predicament, to find breakthroughs in the process of following, and to provide Chinese civilization with endless vitality and creativity. it provides an important ideological basis for the innovation of Chinese civilization. The political values of the supremacy of benevolence and morality in the pre-Qin period injected an inclusive and peaceful cultural gene into Chinese civilization. The concept of "governing with virtue", "the emperor has no relatives, but virtue is the supplement" and "if the far people are not satisfied, they will cultivate the virtue" was formed in the pre Qin Dynasty, and gradually became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It has become a widely recognized political creed of all ethnic groups in Huayi, providing a spiritual bond for cohesion and tolerance of all ethnic groups in Huayi. The political concept of "all brothers in the four seas" and "harmony but difference" is the basic principle of handling internal affairs and diplomacy in ancient China, which embodies the cultural background of Chinese civilization, which is open and inclusive and advocates peace. With the evolution of Chinese civilization, the community of the Chinese nation has continued to gather, become stable and strong day by day, and Chinese civilization has become increasingly prosperous and developed.

Profound Clarify the Historical Position of Chinese Civilization in the Construction of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is the only way to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the profound foundation of Chinese civilization for more than five thousand years, and to combine the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture. This is the only way for us to explore Chinese characteristics. The understanding of regularity derived from the socialist road is the greatest magic weapon for our success. This conclusion is not only a summary of the historical experience of the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics, but also the requirements and prospects for the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the future, and points out the direction for the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. it profoundly expounds the historical orientation of Chinese civilization in the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The Chinese civilization of more than 5,000 years is the deep foundation of the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics; the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics must realize the "two combinations", that is, the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China and the excellent traditional Chinese culture. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech discussed the premise, results and far-reaching significance of the "two combinations", and formed a systematic theoretical interpretation system of the "two combinations. This important speech highlights the importance of Chinese civilization to the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics, profoundly clarifies the close interaction between Chinese civilization and Chinese-style modernization, and points out that Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern power. Chinese civilization endows Chinese modernization with profound details. General Secretary Xi Jinping particularly emphasized the great significance of the "second combination", that is, the combination of the basic principles of Marxism and the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and pointed out that the "second combination" is another emancipation of the mind. it shows that our party's understanding of China's road, theory, and system has reached a new height, indicating that our party's historical self-confidence and cultural self-confidence have reached a new height, it shows that our party's consciousness of promoting cultural innovation in the inheritance of Chinese excellent traditional culture has reached a new height. This important exposition profoundly expounds the important position of Chinese civilization in the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is a major theoretical innovation in the field of political and cultural theory.

Chinese excellent traditional culture is the root and soul of the Chinese nation, the source of spiritual power for the Chinese nation to continue to work hard and continue to prosper and develop, and the foundation and guarantee for the realization of Chinese-style modernization. Chinese excellent traditional culture is the core and essence of Chinese civilization and the precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation. The combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture is an important way for Chinese civilization to achieve creative transformation and innovative development, an important way for the transformation and development of Chinese traditional civilization to the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and an important way for the Sinicization of Marxism.

General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech made a panoramic theoretical exposition of Chinese civilization from a broad and far-reaching historical perspective, accurately summarized the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, highlighted its profound historical background, and profoundly clarified the historical orientation of Chinese civilization in the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics, it succinctly answers a series of major theoretical questions such as what is Chinese civilization, how to inherit and develop Chinese civilization, the relationship between Chinese civilization and Chinese-style modernization, and how to realize the Sinicization of Marxism. It has great theoretical innovation significance and practical guiding significance. It provides important theoretical guidance for understanding and interpreting Chinese civilization, and provides a fundamental basis for promoting the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization. We will earnestly study, deeply understand and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, deeply understand and grasp the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, consciously shoulder the historical mission of guarding, inheriting and developing Chinese civilization, and strengthen cultural self-confidence, Persist in integrity and innovation, and work hard to forge a sense of community of the Chinese nation and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.