Civilization is a symbol of the progress of a country and a nation. For more than 5,000 years, Chinese civilization has been like a magnificent long river, rushing forward all the way, enduring endless storms and vicissitudes, and writing a colorful chapter in the history of human civilization.
"During this time, I have been thinking about the major issue of promoting the cultural construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation." On June 2nd this year, at the forum on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward the major issue of "building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation" and made a major judgment that "Chinese-style modernization is the new life of the old country of the Chinese nation, which will definitely promote the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization", just like a navigation mark, which provides us with a fundamental basis to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point.
The best inheritance of history is to create a new history; The greatest respect for human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has United and led the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country, persisted in combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, condensed the struggle and thinking, inherited the glory and dreams, activated the strong vitality of Chinese civilization, and made historic achievements and changes in the cause of the party and the country.
Follow the main road to Wan Li. On the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward a series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies on cultural construction with firm cultural consciousness, broad historical vision and far-reaching strategic considerations, leading the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese culture, promoting the continuous prosperity of Chinese culture and the enduring prosperity of Chinese civilization, and writing a new chapter of Chinese modern civilization in the process of promoting Chinese modernization.
"Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern strength, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-style modernization with profound foundation"
Chinese civilization has gone through many vicissitudes and passed down from generation to generation. It is the only great civilization in the world that has been continuously developed in the form of a country. The five outstanding characteristics of continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness and peace have jointly shaped the overall characteristics of Chinese civilization and formed a profound value concept and civilization system.
In September 2020 at Yuelu Academy in Changsha, in March 2021 at Zhuxi Garden in Wuyishan, in June 2022 at Sansu Temple in Meishan, and in October 2022 at Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made an in-depth investigation and thought all the way: "If there is no Chinese civilization for 5,000 years, where is the China characteristic?" If it is not the characteristics of China, how can we have such a successful Socialism with Chinese characteristics road today? "
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader studied Chinese civilization from the new era and new journey, and observed Chinese modernization from the historical coordinates of Chinese civilization. "Chinese-style modernization is to continue the modernization of ancient civilizations, not to eliminate the modernization of ancient civilizations; It is a modernization that grows from the land of China, not the modernization of other countries; It is the result of the renewal of civilization, not the product of the fracture of civilization. "
China’s 5,000-year-old civilization has provided strong spiritual support for Chinese modernization, highlighting the cultural connotation of Chinese modernization:
The people-oriented thought of "the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country" paves the way for "the modernization of a huge population";
The administrative concept of "governing the country and enriching the people is the beginning" is in the same strain as "modernization of common prosperity for all people";
The governance experience of "teaching after getting rich" provides support for "modernization with coordinated material civilization and spiritual civilization";
The ancient wisdom of "harmony between man and nature" and "moderation" complement each other with "modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature";
The long tradition of "harmony without difference" and "kindness to neighbors" has made "modernization along the road of peaceful development" a consensus.
Knowing the historical depth of Chinese civilization, we can better understand the unique advantages of Chinese modernization based on China characteristics of our own national conditions and our own culture.
Chinese excellent traditional culture enriches the cultural life of Marxism, making it show increasingly distinctive China style and China style; Marxism has activated the genes of Chinese civilization with the light of truth and promoted the life renewal and modern transformation of Chinese civilization. The clear assertion that "Jiangshan is the people, and the people are the mountains and rivers", the clear requirement of "discovering and developing the truth in practice, realizing and testing the truth with practice", and the persistent pursuit of "making the achievements of modernization benefit all the people more fairly" … … It highlights the modern flavor and fresh strength of Chinese civilization, makes Chinese civilization unique, and realizes the leap from tradition to modernity.
Once, the concept of "well-off" put forward by ancient sages was an ideal social state pursued by the Chinese nation since ancient times, but it was only a beautiful vision in ancient books and classics.
Today, through the sustained struggle of the whole Party and people of all ethnic groups, we have achieved the goal of the first century of struggle and built a well-off society in an all-round way on the land of China. Millennium dream, today’s dream is round.
At one time, people with lofty ideals wrote the modernization idea of "building 1.6 million kilometers of roads, about 160,000 kilometers of railways, three world-class seaports, and building the Three Gorges Dam", but at that time, the country was humiliated, the people were suffering and civilization was dusty, and the blueprint failed to turn into reality.
Today, railways enter Qinghai-Tibet, highways are densely networked, high gorges leave Pinghu, ports are connected with five oceans, industries are in harmony, rice and wheat are fragrant everywhere, Shenzhou is in space, and national defense is stronger, far exceeding the original idea.
At one time, scholars of past dynasties had an insight into the rise and fall of the chaos, but they could not find the answer that jumped out of the historical cycle rate.
Today, after a hundred years of struggle, especially the new practice since the 18th CPC National Congress, our Party has given the second answer of "self-revolution" on the basis of the first answer of "letting the people supervise the government".
After more than 5,000 years of inheritance and development of Chinese civilization, the historical process of the Chinese nation from decline to prosperity for more than 180 years in modern times, the struggle of our party to lead the people in the great social revolution for more than 100 years, the continuous exploration of the founding of New China for more than 70 years, and the great practice of reform and opening up for more than 40 years, many people’s long-cherished wishes and countless historical questions have a clear answer today.
"Promote the coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization"
Modernization is a comprehensive development process including economy, politics, culture, society and ecology, and it is a remarkable symbol of the development and progress of human civilization.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader solemnly declared to the world at the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC): "We uphold and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics, promote the coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization, and create a new road of Chinese modernization and a new form of human civilization."
Development is the basis of the progress of human civilization and the material condition for the improvement of civilization.
What kind of development and how to achieve it in China in the new era, the Supreme Leader General Secretary has been thinking and planning.
From proposing that China’s economy is in a period of "three-phase superposition" to proposing a "new normal"; From proposing "new development concept" to proposing "focusing on strengthening supply-side structural reform"; From putting forward "building a new development pattern with domestic big cycle as the main body and domestic and international double cycles promoting each other" to putting forward "high-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way"; From "building a well-off society in an all-round way, no one can be left behind" to "modernization of common prosperity for all people" … …
Today, China’s economy is turning to high-quality development, and the achievements of material civilization are constantly emerging, which has planted the material foundation of Chinese modernization. Hundreds of millions of people are more energetic and have strengthened their confidence and confidence in comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization.
Democracy is the common value of all mankind and a distinctive feature of modern political civilization.
In November 2019, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader came to the Chinese and foreign residents attending the consultation meeting on the draft law at Gubei Citizen Center, Hongqiao Street, Changning District, Shanghai, and profoundly pointed out that "we are following a road of political development in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and people’s democracy is a democracy in the whole process". The earnest words reveal the characteristics and advantages of China’s socialist democratic politics.
Looking back at history, our party has created the people’s congress system and the political consultation system, which are deeply related to the people-oriented thought of Chinese civilization, the concept of ruling the world together, the tradition of "republicanism" and "consultation", and the political wisdom of "accommodating everything and seeking common ground while reserving differences". We have established a unitary state form, implemented a system of regional ethnic autonomy, conformed to the general trend of the Chinese nation’s development of inward cohesion and pluralism, and inherited the tradition of China’s cultural unification, which is characterized by the unity of Kyushu, Liuhe and the world.
"The world has the same goal but different paths, and it is consistent and worrying." China did not take the old road of the west, but created the road of Chinese modernization; China did not copy the western democratic model, but created Chinese democracy. "there are many ways to achieve democracy, and it is impossible to be the same. It is undemocratic to measure the colorful political system of the world with a single ruler and examine the colorful political civilization of mankind with a monotonous eye. " General Secretary of the Supreme Leader thinks deeply.
"The most extensive, true and effective democracy". In today’s China, democracy has changed from a value concept to an institutional form and governance mechanism rooted in China, and more than 1.4 billion people enjoy unprecedented rights and dignity. The trend of the times is vast. In the whole process, the true meaning and value of people’s democracy will surely be stirred up and sublimated in the rolling torrent of human civilization and progress.
The revival of a nation needs strong material strength as well as strong spiritual strength.
Fuxing Library, a large-scale historical literature series published before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, echoes the cultural tradition of compiling classics in prosperous times and compiling books in peace. Pingjiang historical and cultural block in the northeast corner of Suzhou ancient city, the historical and cultural heritage is in harmony with the modern life of residents; The dance drama Only this Green, which is deduced from A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, displays the picturesque scenery of China … … Tradition shakes hands with modernity, history blends with the present, and the "one pool of spring water" of Chinese culture is activated, showing a prosperous atmosphere of "gloomy and literary".
Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. In the past ten years in the new era, the charm of Chinese excellent traditional culture, the vigorous revolutionary culture and the prosperity of advanced socialist culture have been integrated in the great practice of the new era, providing a more active and powerful spiritual force for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Emphasize that "cultural self-confidence is more basic, broader and deeper self-confidence", make it clear that "to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way, we must adhere to the road of cultural development in Socialism with Chinese characteristics and enhance cultural self-confidence", and point out that "it is our new cultural mission to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point" … … General Secretary Supreme Leader’s new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments on cultural construction have injected ideological strength into the continuation of the Chinese context, and boosted the ambition, backbone and confidence of inheriting and developing Chinese civilization.
The essence of modernization is the modernization of human beings, and the construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation requires the all-round development of human beings.
It is the general trend of history to replace backwardness with progress and eliminate poverty with prosperity, which is also the morality of human civilization and progress. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has adhered to the people-centered development thought, launched a series of pioneering measures to promote common prosperity and achieve fairness and justice, firmly grasped the most concerned, direct and realistic interests of the people, and made efforts to solve the people’s urgent problems, so that the people’s sense of gain, happiness and security became more substantial, more secure and more sustainable.
Common prosperity is not only material wealth, but also spiritual wealth, which is the lofty pursuit of Chinese modernization. Today, the socialist core values, which contain ancient wisdom, such as "the rise and fall of the world, every man is responsible", "striving for self-improvement, respecting morality and carrying things", are gradually internalized into people’s spiritual pursuit and externalized into people’s conscious actions. China spirit, China value and China’s strength are constantly displayed, and the people of China glow with unprecedented historical initiative and condense their spiritual strength of self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement.
The construction of ecological civilization is a fundamental plan for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.
"Harmonious coexistence between man and nature" is a distinctive feature of Chinese modernization and an essential requirement. It comes from the essence of Chinese civilization with a long history, and continues the root vein of civilization of "harmony between man and nature" and "Taoism and nature".
"The title is three hundred miles, and the color is green." In July this year, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited Cuiyun Gallery in Jiange County, Sichuan Province, and walked along the ancient road to see the growth of ancient cypress, asking in detail about the planting and protection of cypress in history.
There are more than 12,000 cypress trees planted on both sides of the road in Cuiyun Gallery, which is the largest artificial ancient Berlin in the world.
"Cuiyun Gallery is really amazing!" The general secretary was very emotional. "You can get a lot of inspiration here, dig out a lot of meaning, and have awe of nature."
The historical view of "ecological prosperity leads to civilized prosperity", the natural view of "insisting on harmonious coexistence between man and nature" and the development view of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" … … General Secretary Supreme Leader’s series of landmark, innovative and strategic major ideas and viewpoints not only contain the profound wisdom of ancient Chinese civilization, but also breed the characteristics of the times of modern Chinese civilization.
Chinese-style modernization has abandoned the western capital-centered modernization, polarized modernization, materialistic expansion modernization and foreign expansion and plunder modernization, and represents the development direction of human civilization and progress.
In the new era, China is thriving and full of weather. The coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization has profoundly reshaped the development pattern of human civilization and demonstrated the great progress of human civilization.
"Chinese modernization, as a new form of human civilization, will learn from other civilizations around the world and will greatly enrich the garden of world civilization."
"After 70, 80, 90 and 00, before they went out to see the world, China was able to look at the world head-on". During the two sessions of the National People’s Congress in 2021, the words of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary were filled with emotion.
Where does the confidence of "looking at the world" come from? After thousands of years, Chinese civilization has been endless and enduring, which is a miracle of human civilization and our confidence.
At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader expounded his thoughts on "cultural subjectivity".
— — "Cultural self-confidence comes from our cultural subjectivity";
— — "Any culture must have its own subjectivity in order to stand up and go far, and to have leading, cohesive, shaping and radiating power";
— — With cultural subjectivity, "Chinese civilization has distinct cultural characteristics of exchanging and learning from other civilizations in the world".
Not long ago, at the welcoming banquet for the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader expounded the significance of the Universiade to the progress of human civilization: "Civilization is diverse and the world is colorful." "We should take this Universiade as an opportunity to promote the common values of all mankind and write a new chapter to promote the building of a community of human destiny."
It is precisely by strengthening cultural self-confidence, persisting in our own way and upholding spiritual independence that we have cultivated the calmness of "mutual respect and equal treatment", the atmosphere of "beauty and beauty", the frankness of "openness and tolerance, mutual learning and mutual learning" and the spirit of "advancing with the times and innovating and developing".
It is also a grand event of sports and youth. At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, 44 children from the depths of Taihang Mountain took the stage and sang the Olympic anthem in Greek.
The ancient and the modern merge here, and the nation and the world learn from each other here. The pure singing tells the story of China, which is open and inclusive, and gathers the power of "going to the future together".
It is by upholding openness and tolerance that we have enriched the broad atmosphere of Chinese civilization. Whether it is Dunhuang, which has a long history and is well-integrated or Chengdu, which is inclusive and inclusive, it is proved that openness and tolerance have always been the source of vitality for the development of civilization and a remarkable symbol of cultural self-confidence. "Only a confident civilization can tolerate, learn from and absorb different civilizations while maintaining its own national characteristics." To write the contemporary chapter of Chinese civilization, we must carry out cultural exchanges with other countries with a broader mind and learn from all the outstanding achievements of world civilization more actively.
"We have the ability to do a good job in China, but we haven’t the ability to tell the story of China? We should have this confidence! " General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that we should let the world know not only "China on the tip of the tongue", but also "China in learning", "China in theory" and "China in philosophy and social sciences", and let the world know "China in development", "China in opening up" and "China contributing to human civilization".
It is precisely because we insist on keeping integrity and innovation that we insist on making the past serve the present, making foreign things serve China, making dialectical choices and bringing forth the new, so as to breed great stories in a great era and let wonderful China have wonderful stories to tell.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a party for the happiness of the people of China, the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the progress of mankind and the great harmony of the world. The great changes in the new era are not only a milestone in the history of Chinese civilization, but also promote the great progress of human civilization.
"China does not have the gene to dominate the country, does not have the impulse to play games with big countries, and firmly stands on the right side of history and firmly pursues ‘ On the trip to the Avenue, the world is public ’ 。” On August 22nd, in his speech at the closing ceremony of the 2023 BRICS Business Forum, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader once again expounded China’s firm stance of unswervingly following the path of peaceful development from the perspective of civilization.
In the face of changes in the world, times and history, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has always adhered to the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom, and is committed to promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promoting the progress of human civilization. "Chinese-style modernization, as a new form of human civilization, will learn from other civilizations around the world and will greatly enrich the garden of world civilization."
The road is not alone, and the world is a family. The road is like a rock, and the traveler has no boundaries. In the new era and new journey, the light of thought illuminates the road ahead of Chinese modernization, and the power of truth promotes the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.
