Work together to create a new culture (people's perspective) that belongs to our era. Construction | Culture | Era
Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an inevitable requirement for promoting Chinese path to modernization and an important part of the construction of socialist spiritual civilization
"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
Not long ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Pingjiang Historical and Cultural District in the northeast corner of the ancient city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, and met Lu Jianying, the representative inheritor of Suzhou embroidery, in a shop on the street. Watching the production of Su embroidery and hearing the story of four generations passed on, General Secretary Xi Jinping was very emotional: "How strong the inheritance of Chinese culture is, you can see it through this Su embroidery. Kung fu like this fully reflects the resilience, patience and determination of the Chinese people, which is part of the spirit of the Chinese nation." These words reveal the unchanging root, essence and soul in the blood of the Chinese people since ancient times, the flowing meaning, rhyme and pulse, and the essence, qi and spirit of inheritance.
The river flows for thousands of miles and stretches endlessly; The cultural context is ancient and new.To better shoulder the new cultural mission and work together to create a new culture that belongs to our era is not only the call of the times, but also the inevitability of the times.
Chinese excellent traditional culture is the spiritual lifeline of the Chinese nation and our deepest cultural soft power.Today, Beijing's hutongs are engraved with memories of the ancient capital and strong local sentiment, while Zhengding Ancient City reproduces the style of a powerful northern town, integrating its historical context into modern life; National treasures, cultural relics, and intangible cultural heritage have entered people's lives, and more and more cultural relics collected in museums, heritage displayed on vast land, and characters written in ancient books have come to life; Tourism performances, rural tourism, and cultural heritage tourism are flourishing, and people are experiencing cultural flavors in tourism. In the new era, the land of China is presenting a grand atmosphere of "gloomy and cultured", and the ancient civilization with a long history is full of vitality of the times.
Every civilization continues the spiritual bloodline of a country and nation, which requires not only passing on the torch and generations of protection, but also keeping up with the times and being brave in innovation. 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. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics showcased cultural elements such as the 24 solar terms and the expression of love through willow folding, attracting the attention of the world with "Chinese style romance"; Physical cultural and creative products such as copper galloping horse shaped dolls have become popular, and exhibitions such as the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" digital exhibition have been well received. The development of cultural and creative products has presented an active scene; The dance drama "Big Dream of Dunhuang", Kun Opera "Four Dreams in Linchuan" and other works containing Chinese cultural demeanor are constantly emerging... It is in the mutual achievements of Marxism and Chinese excellent traditional culture that a new cultural life body with organic unity has been created, 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 prosperity of a country or a nation is always supported by cultural prosperity, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation requires the development and prosperity of Chinese culture as a condition. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has set the development goal of building a strong cultural country and significantly enhancing the country's cultural soft power by 2035. Standing at a new historical starting point, continuing to promote cultural prosperity, building a strong cultural nation, and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation, it is even more necessary for us to comprehensively and deeply understand the development history of Chinese civilization over 5000 years, deepen the "second combination", take a higher historical position, a broader world perspective, a deeper strategic vision, and a more proactive spiritual force, fully utilize the precious resources of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and expand a broader cultural space. Strengthening cultural confidence, upholding openness and inclusiveness, adhering to integrity and innovation, and stimulating the vitality of cultural innovation and creation of the whole nation, we will be able to better shoulder the new cultural mission and inject strong spiritual strength into the construction of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation.
In Beijing, art forms such as Peking Opera and cross-talk have embarked on a journey of revitalization and utilization in the Old Guild Hall; In Shanghai, after protective repairs, the Shikumen architectural complex with Shanghai style characteristics has been endowed with new commercial functions; In Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, more than a thousand cultural and creative products with elements of Shenyang Palace Museum culture have effectively spread history and culture... Today's China is a country with innovative and creative vitality, and a flourishing and splendid flower of culture. Never forget the original, absorb external factors, face the future, transform through inheritance, and surpass through learning. Our culture will continue indefinitely, and our creativity will continue to thrive.