The Inheritance And Development Of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture By The Communist Party Of China Since The Reform And Opening Up

At the convention to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of reform and opening up,Xi Jinping called on “striving to create Chinese culture that glorifies the era and the world”,which is not only a profound summary of history,but also an accurate grasp of the era.It is the mission of the CPC to inherit and develop the excellent Chinese traditional culture,revitalize the Chinese culture and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,which is the development requirement of the era and the expectation of the people.To investigate the party’s inheritance and development of the outstanding traditional culture since the reform and opening up,it is consistent with the scientific attitude of inheriting critically from the standpoint,viewpoint and method of Marxism;The same spirit of logic main line of localization of Marxism in China;Has been insisting on the goal orientation of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.It not only highlights the national features of Marxist Sinicization,but also endows traditional culture with scientificity and contemporaneity.It systematically sorts out the historical context of the party’s inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture since the reform and opening up,scientifically cognizes the periodic characteristics of the party’s inheritance and development of traditional culture since the reform and opening up,and comprehensively summarizes the party’s basic experience in inheriting and developing traditional culture since the reform and opening up,which is the inner approach and basic logic to comprehensively upgrade the party’s leadership to the people’s ability of creative conversion and innovative development to traditional culture.This paper looks at the research on the succession and development of excellent traditional culture of the CPC since the reform and opening up,by sorting out and summarizing the party for inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture in the early stage of reform and opening up,the new stage of the new century and the new era,including the analysis of the party’s specific era conditions of inheriting and developing traditional culture in different periods and the international and domestic environment,the teasing of the basic contents of inheriting and developing excellent traditional culture by the party in different periods,and the summary of the attitude,principle,method and practical path of inheriting and developing excellent traditional culture by the party in different periods,finds the logic and the rules.From the perspective of historical logic,this paper discusses and summarizes the traditional cultural outlook that the party has explored and formed in different phases,and then summarizes the basic principles and methods that the party should persist in the process of inheriting and developing preeminent traditional culture.And on this basis,it clarifies the origin that the party inherits and develops the traditional culture for and by whom.It also explores which excellent traditional culture the party mainly inherits and develops,the reason to inherit and develop traditional Chinese culture,and how to better inherit and develop the traditional culture,hoping to provide reference for better inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture in the future.It is mainly discusses from the following five chapters.Chapter one expounds the value of inheriting and developing traditional culture,which is not only the logical premise of inheriting and developing excellent traditional culture of the CPC,but also the logical starting point of the research contents in this paper.Firstly,by inducing the connotation,characteristics and functions of outstanding traditional culture,the paper makes a reasonable judgment on the value and significance of excellent traditional culture to the Chinese nation;Secondly,starting from the dimensions of text interpretation,historical investigation,historical limitations and contemporary values,this paper analyzes and summarizes the distinct thought achievements of representative excellent traditional Chinese culture,and deeply perceives the basic essence of excellent traditional culture.On this foundation,it reasons out the value orientation inherent in excellent traditional culture,deeply understands the unique national features and world values of excellent traditional Chinese culture,and further makes it clear the merit and meaning of inheriting and developing traditional culture of the communist party of China.Chapter two investigates and discusses the party’s inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture in the early stage of reform and opening up.Since 1978,the inheritance and development of the excellent traditional culture of the party have embodied mostly in the concrete practice of Sinicization of Marxism,insisting on Marxism as a guide to inherit critically traditional culture.The party also creatively used the valuable contents of traditional culture to enrich and develop Sinicized Marxism,and formed a practical and realistic scientific view to excellent traditional culture.Deng Xiaoping was adept at not only quoting the ancient classics,giving play to language forms with national characteristics and easy to understand,so as to interpret the new theory and viewpoint,but pay more attention to use the position,opinion and method of Marxism,integrated the outstanding thought achievement in traditional culture into the construction of spiritual civilization,flexibly applied the thought achievements with contemporary values in traditional culture to serve the reform,opening up and socialist modernization.Such as,the thought of seeking truth from facts versus absorbing and surpassing the ancient thought of "learning from the world to apply it";the "three benefits" standard versus sublation and development for the traditional justice benefit value;the thought of common prosperity versus a criticism and a development of the ancient equalitarianism thought;the thought of "moderately prosperous society" versus inheritance and development to the ancient well-off ideal,etc.In this process,the principles and methods of delving into,assimilating,melting and developing traditional culture are clarified,which promote the modernization transformation of traditional culture and make the socialist modernization construction possess more Chinese characteristics.Especially since the 1990 s,the party has laid more stress on the influential role of traditional culture in cultural construction in the course of exploring the modernization of excellent traditional Chinese culture,it has a more positive attitude towards traditional culture and has devoted to discussing some issues concerning the promotion of excellent national culture,with a greater sense of mission to inherit and carry forward the splendid cultural traditions of the Chinese nation.Chapter three investigates and discusses the CPC’s inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture in the new century.During this period,the party put a new premium on the inheritance and development of traditional culture,and standing in the strategic height of constructing socialism advanced culture,scientifically revealed the inner relation between inheriting and developing excellent traditional culture and constructing advanced socialist culture,profoundly set forth the significance of developing and expanding national traditional culture under the new historical conditions,and formed the development concept of inheriting and carrying forward the excellent traditional culture.How to correctly handle the relationship between tradition and modernity and the relationship between nationality and globalization is an unavoidable issue of the epoch in this period.Therefore,the party takes inheriting and carrying forward the excellent traditional culture as an important part of building the advanced socialist culture and makes it an organic component of the Chinese special features socialism culture,puts forward the thought of "seeking truth and being practical",which enriches the party’s ideological line of seeking truth from facts;It draws on the traditional people-based thought and forms the scientific concept of development of "people oriented",treats outstanding traditional culture in a scientific way,which not only bases upon the situation of our country,but also keeps pace with the times.While inheriting and developing the excellent national traditional culture,it fully embodies the time spirit of the socialism,in combination with the requirements of age and the cultural needs of the people,our party will continue to carry forward the traditional culture.Chapter four explores and discusses the CPC’s inheritance and development of excellent traditional culture in the new era.In this period,Xi Jinping stressed several times the important value of Chinese excellent traditional culture for the party in governing and rejuvenating the country,insisting with a world view and methodology of historical materialism,standing on the strategic height to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,examining and inheriting the outstanding traditional culture,and has formed the view of cultural self-confidence of party in the new era to inherit and carry forward the fine traditional culture.Under the background of the new era,the party regards the splendid traditional culture as the “root” and “soul” of the Chinese nation,and proposes to creatively transform and innovatively develop it.At the same time,it came up with more specific measures to carry forward national culture,which not only strengthens national cultural self-confidence,but also puts into practice the thinking of inheriting and developing traditional culture in all aspects of national development.Xi Jinping is good at assimilating the ideological essence and wisdom in traditional culture to serve the reality of social development,and proposes to use traditional culture to cultivate socialist core values.At the same time,in terms of governance,he pays attention to absorbing the wisdom of traditional culture to offer a wisdom treasure house for national governance,such as absorbing the idea of the harmony between man and nature,and repeatedly provided thought bridges for accelerating international exchanges and cooperation in international conferences.He also delivered speeches on Chinese traditional culture on many important occasions at home and abroad,comprehensively interpreting the CPC’s view of traditional culture.In the new age,while revitalizing the Chinese culture,the party has laid more emphasis on the dissemination of traditional culture to the outside world,actively introduced the excellent Chinese traditional culture to the world,to lift the international influence of the Chinese national spirit.Chapter five discusses and summarizes the basic principles and approach of the CPC to inherit and develop the excellent traditional culture.The historical experience of the CPC in inheriting and developing traditional culture is both the valuable wealth of the CPC and the historical textbook that the CPC should use for reference in the future.Based on the conclusion of the previous experience,this paper analyzes the opportunities and challenges of inheriting and developing traditional culture,and combined with the current development status of traditional culture,defines the aim,finds the right direction,puts forward the basic principles and methods of inheriting and developing traditional culture,which is of great significance.We should adhere to the guiding role of Marxism and ensure its scientificity;Persist in creative transformation and innovative development,to enhance epochal character;Adhere to cultural self-confidence,to manifest the national character;stick to mutual learning among civilizations,to intensify openness;Persevere in keeping a foothold for the people’s cultural needs,to reflect affinity to the people.What’s more,on this basis,we should continue to exert our advantages and intensify the integration of Marxism with traditional Chinese culture;Promote the party’s ability to inherit and develop traditional culture;Enrich the forms of innovation,development and utilization of traditional culture;Inherit the development policy implementation and education publicity effect;Accelerate the effective improvement of party’s ability to lead and innovate traditional culture;Strengthen the implementation of traditional cultural policies and the effect of educational propaganda;Enhance external exchange and international influence of traditional culture.Contemporary Chinese communists have the confidence,competence and strength to undertake the new cultural mission and the historical mission of accomplishing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,to lead the Chinese people to innovate culture in practice and creation,achieve cultural progress with historical progress,to endeavor to create a Chinese culture that glorifies in the time and the world.