Culture is related to the country’s foundation and the country’s luck. If the culture is prosperous, the country will prosper, and if the culture is strong, the nation will be strong. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has focused on publicizing the new situation, new situations and new problems in the ideological and cultural field, made a series of important expositions and instructions from a global and strategic perspective, and guided the propaganda of ideological and cultural work in the new era to achieve historic achievements, forming the cultural thought of the Supreme Leader. This important thought profoundly answers the fundamental questions such as what flag to hold, what road to take, what principles to adhere to and what goals to achieve in China’s cultural construction in the new era. It is a theoretical summary of the practical experience of the Party’s leadership cultural construction in the new era, which enriches and develops Marxist cultural theory, constitutes the cultural chapter of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, and marks that our Party’s understanding of the laws of cultural construction in Socialism with Chinese characteristics has reached a new height. This important thought is very rich in connotation and profound in exposition, and it is clear and practical. We should deeply grasp the major innovative ideas, scientific methodology and important strategic deployment contained in it, and deeply understand its core essence.
Deeply understand and uphold the party’s cultural leadership. Upholding the party’s cultural leadership is a major event related to the future and destiny of the party and the country. Looking back on the history of the Party for more than 100 years, whether it was the establishment of the League of Chinese Left-wing Writers in the revolutionary war years, the convening of the Yan ‘an Forum on Literature and Art, the policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend" put forward after the founding of New China, and the orientation of "serving the people and socialism" put forward after the reform and opening up, all these reflected our party’s emphasis on upholding cultural leadership. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has attended the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological Work twice, presided over and delivered a series of important speeches on literary and artistic work, the Party’s news and public opinion work, network security and informatization work, philosophy and social science work, ideological and political work in colleges and universities, and cultural inheritance and development, with a clear-cut stand to uphold and strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over propaganda and ideological and cultural work and promote the construction of propaganda and ideological culture to open a new chapter. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the Supreme Leader, we must firmly uphold the Party’s cultural leadership, unswervingly implement a series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, and effectively turn our Party’s leadership advantage into a powerful driving force to create new glories of socialist culture.
Deeply understand and promote the coordinated development of material civilization and spiritual civilization. World history shows that the advancement of a country’s modernization requires the enhancement of both material strength and spiritual strength. Standing on the philosophical height of scientifically grasping the relationship between economic base and superstructure, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made important expositions such as "Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a socialism with all-round development of material civilization and spiritual civilization" and "Chinese-style modernization is a modernization in which material civilization and spiritual civilization are coordinated", which provided scientific guidance for adhering to and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoting and expanding Chinese-style modernization in the new era. In the new era, our party vigorously promotes the spiritual pedigree of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, develops advanced socialist culture, carries forward revolutionary culture, inherits Chinese excellent traditional culture, effectively resists money worship, hedonism, extreme individualism and historical nihilism, and provides a more active and powerful spiritual force for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thought of the Supreme Leader, we must make overall plans for the construction of material civilization and spiritual civilization, persist in taking economic construction as the center, and at the same time put spiritual civilization construction in a more important position, improve the civilization level of the whole society, make overall plans to promote the cultivation, practice and creation of civilization, and promote the formation of ideas, mental outlook, civilized fashion and behavioral norms that meet the requirements of the new era, so as to ensure the stability and far-reaching great cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Deeply understand the fundamental requirements of "two combinations". General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly summed up the historical experience of the modernization of Marxism in China, profoundly grasped the development law of Chinese civilization, creatively put forward and systematically expounded "persisting in combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture", which revealed the only way to open up and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics on the deep foundation of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, and also revealed the only way for the Party to promote theoretical innovation and cultural prosperity. In the new era, our Party has been constantly opening up a new realm of China-ization of Marxism by adhering to the application of "two combinations", and Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era is a shining example of "two combinations". To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thought of the Supreme Leader, we must adhere to Marxism, the foundation of building the Party and rejuvenating the country, adhere to the development of Marxism rooted in the fertile soil of our country’s history and culture, use Marxism to activate the outstanding factors with vitality in China’s excellent traditional culture and endow them with new connotation of the times, inject the great spirit and rich wisdom of the Chinese nation into Marxism at a deeper level, effectively link the essence of Marxist thought with the essence of China’s excellent traditional culture, fuse them into new theoretical advantages, and constantly climb new ideological peaks.
Deeply understand and undertake the new cultural mission. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has a high degree of cultural consciousness. Since its establishment, it has taken the initiative to undertake the mission of building a national, scientific and popular new culture of the Chinese nation and devoted itself to building a socialist China with prosperous culture and civilization. In the new era, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader positioned the Party’s cultural responsibility with a broad global vision and profound historical insights, and put forward the new cultural mission of "continuing to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point", which pointed out the way forward for us to enhance the historical consciousness of civilization inheritance and cultural innovation, better build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation and enrich and develop new forms of human civilization. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader, we must consciously shoulder the new cultural mission, speed up the construction of a socialist cultural power that matches China’s profound cultural heritage and rich cultural resources, adapts to the overall layout and strategic layout of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cause in the new era, and undertakes the construction of a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modern power, so as to provide ideological guarantee, public opinion support, spiritual motivation and cultural conditions for constantly creating a new situation in the cause of the party and the state.
Deeply understand the firm cultural self-confidence. Cultural self-confidence is a more basic, broader and deeper self-confidence, and it is the most basic, deepest and most lasting force in the development of a country and a nation. Only a nation with cultural self-confidence can stand, stand steady and go far, and a culture with subjectivity can lead, cohere, shape and radiate. Strengthening cultural self-confidence is a major issue concerning the rise and fall of the national movement, cultural security and the independence of the national spirit, which embodies our party’s high consciousness of consolidating cultural subjectivity. For China, a big cultural country with a long history, to successfully realize modernization, we must constantly consolidate cultural subjectivity, and guarantee and support modernization with cultural self-confidence and spiritual independence. In the new era, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has made important instructions to carry forward Chinese excellent traditional culture, and has repeatedly summarized Chinese excellent traditional culture, pointing out the direction for us to strengthen cultural self-confidence and maintain cultural subjectivity. Under the guidance of Marxism, our Party has comprehensively excavated the treasure house of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, carried out the inheritance and development project of Chinese excellent traditional culture, built the China National Edition Pavilion and other landmark cultural projects, profoundly revealed the unique spiritual identity of Chinese culture, and made the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation more distinct. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader, we must always be firm in historical self-confidence and cultural self-confidence, persist in making the past serve the present, bring forth the new, adhere to the Chinese cultural position, and inherit Chinese cultural genes.Constantly transform cultural self-confidence into the determination to stick to the right path, the motivation to forge ahead and the vitality of reform and innovation in the process of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Deeply understand, cultivate and practice the socialist core values. Core values are the deepest elements that determine the nature and direction of culture. Cultivating and carrying forward the socialist core values is the basic project to gather the spirit and strengthen the foundation. In the new era, "advocating socialist core values" was written into the Constitution, the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC issued the Opinions on Cultivating and Practicing Socialist Core Values, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Implementation Outline of Citizen Moral Construction in the New Era and other guiding documents, which widely promoted socialist core values, promoted the normalization and institutionalization of ideal and belief education, improved the ideological and political work system, and established and improved the honor recognition system for the party and the state. To celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 70th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC), the theme of the whole society is getting higher and higher, and the positive energy atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger. To thoroughly study and understand the supreme leader’s cultural thought, we must give full play to the leading role of socialist core values, strengthen education guidance, public opinion propaganda, cultural edification, practice cultivation and system guarantee, and integrate socialist core values into the rule of law, social development and daily life.
Deeply understand and master the leading power of public opinion under the condition of informationization and widely gather social consensus. In today’s world, information technology is changing with each passing day, and digitalization, networking and intelligence are developing in depth. Mastering the dominance of public opinion under the condition of informationization has become an inevitable requirement for consolidating and expanding mainstream ideology and culture. In the new era, in response to the new situation and new tasks, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, we hold high the main theme, invigorate the spirit, coordinate online and offline, publicize internally and externally, and consolidate and expand the mainstream ideological public opinion in the new era. The guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field has been continuously consolidated, the common ideological foundation of the United struggle of the whole party and the people throughout the country has been continuously consolidated, the party’s innovative theory has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the credibility of the party and the government has been continuously enhanced, and the cohesion and centripetal force of the whole society have been greatly enhanced. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader, we must fully implement the responsibility system for ideological work, strengthen the management of network society according to law, promote the integration and development of traditional media and emerging media, strengthen the construction of all-media communication system, shape a new pattern of mainstream public opinion, and form concentric circles online and offline.
Deeply understand the people-centered work orientation. People-centered work orientation is a clear stand of our party in leading and promoting cultural construction, a concrete embodiment of adhering to the people-centered development thought in propagating ideological and cultural undertakings, and fully demonstrates the nature, purpose and initial mission of our party. In the new era, our party has promoted the all-round development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries. the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has issued important documents such as Opinions on Prospering and Developing Socialist Literature and Art, and constantly improved the public cultural service system, which has greatly enriched the people’s spiritual and cultural life. All public libraries, cultural centers, comprehensive cultural stations, art galleries and more than 90% museums in China are open for free, and going to libraries, museums and science and technology museums has become an important way of life for the broad masses of the people. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the Supreme Leader, we must adhere to the people-centered work orientation, respect the people’s dominant position, safeguard the people’s cultural rights and interests, improve the level of public cultural services and the quality of cultural industry development, continuously meet the people’s diverse and multifaceted spiritual and cultural needs with high-quality cultural supply, and continuously enhance the people’s sense of cultural acquisition and happiness.
Deeply understand the protection of historical and cultural heritage. Historical and cultural heritage carries the genes and blood of the Chinese nation, and protecting historical and cultural heritage is an important basis for promoting cultural inheritance and development. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attached great importance to the protection of historical and cultural heritage and made important instructions: "Carefully protect the cultural heritage left by our ancestors so that the historical context can be passed down better." In the new era, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader cares about and promotes the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage from the strategic perspective of keeping the cultural roots and keeping the soul of the nation. He has twice presided over the collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee on archaeological work, made more than 170 instructions on cultural relics, archaeology and intangible heritage, personally investigated and inspected more than 100 historical and cultural heritage sites, and repeatedly urged to protect cultural heritage. Under the personal guidance and promotion of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, China’s cultural heritage resources have been gradually clarified, and the awareness of cultural relics protection in the whole society has been significantly enhanced. The Chinese civilization tracing project, the Chinese ancient books protection plan, and the China traditional craft revitalization plan have been thoroughly implemented, and the protection and utilization of cultural heritage has continuously reached a new level. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the Supreme Leader, we must adhere to the cultural relics work policy of "protection first, strengthening management, tapping value, effective utilization and making cultural relics alive", constantly improve the system of historical cultural relics protection, strengthen systematic protection and overall protection, and comprehensively improve the level of cultural relics protection and utilization, so that the Chinese context can last for a long time and civilization can be passed down from generation to generation.
Deeply understand and construct China’s discourse and China’s narrative system. The development of a big country is not only the development of hard power, but also the improvement of soft power. Since the reform and opening up, we have made remarkable development achievements, and our international status and influence have been greatly enhanced. However, to some extent, we still face the problems of "unclear rationality", "unable to spread what we have said" and "unable to spread it" in the international public opinion field. In the new era, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has keenly grasped the changes of the world, the times and history, made an all-round top-level design for building China’s independent knowledge system and improving the efficiency of international communication, and promoted the creation of an international communication system with distinctive China characteristics, which significantly improved China’s international discourse power and created a favorable external environment for reform, development and stability. From explaining China’s road and constructing China Theory, to telling China’s story and spreading China’s voice well, and then to sharing China’s experience and contributing China’s wisdom, China’s international image "self-shaping" ability has been significantly enhanced today, and its position in the global discourse pattern is changing from "passive" to "active". More and more people in the world view China rationally and objectively. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thought of the supreme leader, we must speed up the construction of China’s discourse and China’s narrative system, strengthen the construction of international communication ability, and be good at explaining China theory with China’s story and China’s practice with China’s discourse.Turn our institutional advantages and development advantages into discourse advantages, and strive to form an international discourse right that matches China’s comprehensive national strength and international status.
Deeply understand and promote the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations. Civilizations are colorful because of exchanges, and they are enriched because of mutual learning. Exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations are an important driving force for the progress of human civilization and the peaceful development of the world. 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. It has always stood on the right side of history and the progress of human civilization. In the new era, from the perspective of human history, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader expounded a series of China positions and China plans on the development and exchange of global culture and civilization on several major international occasions, and put forward a series of major ideas such as building a community of human destiny and building a "Belt and Road" initiative, a global development initiative, a global security initiative, and a global civilization initiative, which transcended the narrowness of power politics, clash of civilizations, and jungle law thinking in traditional international relations. From the "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forum to the Asian Civilization Dialogue Conference, and then to the high-level dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political parties, the Communist Party of China (CPC) people in the new era have injected strong impetus into promoting the progress of human civilization with practical actions. The big era needs a big pattern, and the big pattern calls for a big mind. To thoroughly study and understand the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader, we must always keep in mind the world, absorb all the outstanding achievements of human civilization with an eclectic attitude, and better promote Chinese culture to go abroad with a confident and open attitude.Make due contributions to solving the common problems of mankind and promoting the building of a community of human destiny.
The supreme leader’s cultural thought is lofty and profound, which embodies the dialectical unity of theory and practice, epistemology and methodology, and provides a powerful ideological weapon and scientific action guide for doing a good job in propagating ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey and shouldering a new cultural mission. The Central Party School (National School of Administration) should continue to consciously practice its initial mission of "cultivating talents and making suggestions for the party", give full play to the role of the main position of cadre education and training, and combine the implementation of the Regulations on Cadre Education and Training and the National Cadre Education and Training Plan (2023— In 2027), efforts were made to fully and accurately explain the rich connotation and core essence of the supreme leader’s cultural thought, and to promote the broad masses of party member cadres to deeply understand the positions, viewpoints and methods contained therein and systematically grasp their strategic deployment and practical requirements. Give full play to the role of the party’s ideological and theoretical construction, strengthen the propaganda and interpretation of the supreme leader’s cultural thoughts, be an active propagandist of the party’s innovative theory, a firm defender of Marxism’s guiding position in the ideological field, and a reliable vanguard of guiding social thoughts with the party’s ideology. Give full play to the role of philosophy and social science research institutions and important think tanks, strengthen the systematic research and academic interpretation of the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader, and strengthen the research on major theoretical and practical issues in the field of propaganda and ideological culture, so as to provide reference for the decision-making of the party and the state. Give full play to the role of an important platform for external communication, tell the stories of China and the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the new era, and make due contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.
