| In today’s era,economic globalisation is intensifying,the world is facing a great change unprecedented in a century,and cultures from different countries are exchanging and integrating,while at the same time there are collisions and frictions.In order to better answer the questions of the world,of China,of the people and of the times,the inheritance and development of excellent Chinese traditional culture has become a very important issue.In the report of the 20 th Party Congress,General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasised the important principle of "two combinations",which elevated the excellent Chinese traditional culture to a new level.Since the 18 th Party Congress,General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements on the excellent Chinese traditional culture.He has inherited the important Marxist ideas on culture and the views on cultural construction of the Party Central Committee leadership since the founding of New China,taken a comprehensive survey of traditional culture from the actuality of Chinese society and in accordance with the development requirements of the times,put forward a series of important discourses on Chinese excellent traditional culture,and constructed a relatively independent theoretical system on Chinese excellent traditional culture.The theoretical sources of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourse on the excellent Chinese traditional culture include: Marxist cultural theory,Mao Zedong Thought and the cultural outlook in the theoretical system of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics.Its practical sources include Xi Jinping’s personal practical experience and the cultural practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics since the18 th National Congress,with each stage of cultural construction experience together constituting its practical sources.The main points of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourse on excellent Chinese traditional culture include: Chinese excellent traditional culture has important values,it contains important inspirations for solving the problems facing contemporary mankind,provides useful inspiration for people to understand and transform the world,provides useful inspiration for solving world problems,it is the solid foundation for us to stand firm in the midst of world cultural stirrings,is the spiritual lifeblood of the Chinese nation,is It is the spiritual lifeblood of the Chinese nation,the inherent genetic code of the road to socialism with Chinese characteristics,the "root" of the Party’s theoretical innovation,and an important source for nurturing core socialist values.The principles that need to be adhered to in the treatment of traditional culture include the basic principles of not forgetting one’s origins,self-confidence and self-reliance,systemic concepts,correctness and innovation,and the supremacy of the people,in order to achieve the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese outstanding traditional culture.We should attach importance to archaeological work,deepen the project of exploring the origins of Chinese civilisation;systematically sort out cultural resources and protect historical monuments and cultural relics;strengthen education and guidance to enhance ideals and beliefs;tell the Chinese story and spread the Chinese voice;prosper and develop socialist literature and art,and create works that are pleasing to the people.There is also an important point about the confidence of the excellent Chinese traditional culture.It is the "five outstanding characteristics" of Chinese civilisation: outstanding continuity,outstanding innovation,outstanding unity,outstanding inclusiveness and outstanding peacefulness.General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourse on the excellent Chinese traditional culture has distinctive features and philosophical implications.The distinctive features of the important discourse include a strong orientation towards problems,a clear direction for the development of advanced socialist culture,a firm guiding position of Marxism,and an inclusive mind that embraces all rivers.The philosophical implications of these important statements include: the materialistic view of history,in which the people create history;the dialectical view of negation,in which the people are "to make and to discard";and the practical view,in which theory and practice are united.General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important statement on the excellent Chinese traditional culture is of great significance.Its theoretical significance includes:Guided by the basic principles of Marxism,it has inherited and developed the excellent Chinese traditional culture,it promotes the modernisation of Marxism in China,and it is an enriching development of the Communist Party of China’s theory of cultural construction.Its practical significance includes: it cultivates and practices the core values of socialism,greatly promotes the construction of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics,builds a community of human destiny,and maintains world peace and stability. |