The Research On Integrity Culture And The Cultivation Of Chinese National Spirit Of Times

In recent years, Chinese integrity culture and Chinese spirit of the times increasingly becomes a hot issue in theoretical research with the further promotion of combating corruption and upholding integrity, the strong rising of the new upsurge in fostering advanced socialist culture, and the intensifying of mutual impact among all kinds of thoughts and culture through the world. This research is guided by Marxist view of integrity culture, national spirit and the spirit of times. Based on the fundamental theories about Chinese integrity culture and the spirit of times of Chinese nation, this research is to theoretically discuss the internal relationship between integrity culture and the spirit of times, and their interactive development and basic rules, reveal the fundamental role of Chinese integrity culture in carrying forward and cultivating the spirit of times of Chinese nation, and to emphasize that developing Chinese modern integrity culture is an important way of carrying forward and cultivating the spirit of times of Chinese nation.Marx and Engels discussed rich thoughts of integrity culture about the construction of a clean party, a clean regime and a clean society in criticizing the old system and constructing a new society. Their discussion about the patriotism and the liberation conditions of oppressed nations contains the basic theories on the shape and development of national spirit and its relation to national liberation. Also, when they discussed the relationship between spirit of times and objective historical practice, the relationship between the spirit of times and philosophy, they revealed social historical roots of spirit of times, and its essence. Lenin inherited and developed their honest cultural thoughts and theory about national spirit and the spirit of times, making it to a new stage. Basing the research of national spirit and the spirit of times on materialism, classical writers of Marxism have provided fundamentally theoretical premise for further development of this research.Chinese integrity culture is a complete theoretical system containing rich connotation and distinct features of its own. Including the thrift thought of cultivating oneself and putting family in order, the diligent thought of hardworking, the honest thought of advocating integrity of officials and the benevolent thought of being patriotic and Cherishing people, Chinese integrity culture has such basic characteristics as thick national characteristics, distinct features of the times, Extensive mass base, strong political direction, etc. Since ancient times, Chinese integrity culture has been the inner motive and one of major veins in guiding the development of Chinese fine traditional culture. And in modern times, it has developed into an important source of stubborn vitality of the Communist Party of China and the organic component of socialist advanced culture. Centering on reform and innovation, Chinese national spirit of times is a product of combination of Marxist theoretical character of keeping pace with the times, Chinese national ideological trait of be enterprising, and the lively practice of reform, opening-up and modernization drive in new era. It not only has rich connotations, but also has distinctive characteristics of times. As the crystallization of human civilization in modern times, It strongly encourages us to construct socialism with Chinese characteristics.Contemporary integrity culture and Chinese national spirit of times help each other, mutually promote each other, interconnect each other and share their development. The inner link between them is that contemporary integrity culture is an important carrier of Chinese national spirit of times, which is the soul of Chinese integrity culture. So both share harmony in content, function and guiding principle. Their interactive development is, On one hand, the construction of contemporary integrity culture and the promotion of Chinese incorruptible spirit can provide uninterrupted cultural support and spiritual power for the construction of Chinese national spirit of times and make itself one of the inner motives of construction of Chinese national spirit of times. On the other hand, Chinese national spirit of times is the important value appeal of the construction of contemporary honest culture, not only guiding Basic orientation of contemporary integrity cultural, but also stipulating its value soul and contemporary task, and constantly expanding its value functions and development fields. Under the guidance of the Scientific Outlook on Development, they promote each other and work commonly on the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and commonly aim at the grand goal of the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation.At present, carrying forward and fostering Chinese integrity culture and Chinese national spirit of times is facing an important historical opportunity. Therefore, constructing Contemporary integrity culture is a realistic choice and effective way of fostering Chinese national spirit of times. To do this, we need to inherit the essence of Chinese integrity culture, carry forward incorruptible quality of communists, learn the experience of the world’s anti-corruption, and take the spirit of being honest in performing official duties into the whole process of national spirit education.