Xi Jinping presided over the 39th collective study of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee

On the afternoon of May 27, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee conducted the 39th collective study on deepening the project of exploring the source of Chinese civilization. When presiding over the study, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, emphasized that Chinese civilization has a long history, broad and profound. It is the unique spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, the foundation of contemporary Chinese culture, the spiritual bond that holds Chinese people all over the world, and the treasure of Chinese cultural innovation. In the long historical process, the Chinese nation, with its determination and will to strive for self-improvement, has traveled through mountains and rivers, and has gone through a development process different from that of other civilizations in the world. It is necessary to have an in-depth understanding of the development history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, to deepen the study of the history of Chinese civilization, to promote the whole party and society to enhance historical consciousness, strengthen cultural self-confidence, and unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, in order to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way, To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and work in unity.
Wang Wei, director and researcher of the History Department of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, explained this issue and put forward work suggestions. The comrades of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee listened attentively to the explanations and held discussions.
Xi Jinping made an important speech while presiding over the study. He stressed that our party has always treated the history of the Chinese nation from the standpoint of historical materialism and inherited and carried forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture. After the continuous efforts of several generations of scholars, the research results of major projects such as the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project have demonstrated my country's million-year human history, 10,000-year cultural history, and more than 5,000-year civilization history. The project of exploring the source of Chinese civilization has made remarkable achievements, but it still has a long way to go and must continue to advance and deepen.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project has a clearer understanding of the historical context of the origin, formation, and development of Chinese civilization, the formation and development of the pluralistic and integrated pattern of Chinese civilization, and the characteristics of Chinese civilization and the reasons for its formation. understanding. At the same time, the results of the project are still preliminary and phased, there are still many historical mysteries waiting to be solved, and there are still many major issues that need to be reached through empirical research and consensus.
Xi Jinping pointed out that we use the latest technologies in frontier disciplines such as biology, molecular biology, chemistry, geosciences, and physics to analyze the remains of ancient my country, so that the source of Chinese civilization has a solid scientific and technological analysis basis, and we have expanded our understanding of China's more than 5,000 years. Cognition of the history of civilization. The exploration of the origin and formation of civilization is a complex and long systematic project. It is necessary to organically combine archaeological exploration and literature research with natural science and technology, comprehensively grasp the material, spiritual and social relationship forms and other factors, and gradually restore the development process of civilization from trickle to river confluence. It is necessary to strengthen overall planning and scientific layout, adhere to multi-disciplinary, multi-angle, multi-level, and all-round, intensify the joint research of archaeology and history, humanities and natural sciences, broaden the scope of research time and space and coverage, and further answer Chinese civilization Major issues such as the origin, formation, and development of the basic picture, internal mechanism, and the evolution path of civilization in various regions.
Xi Jinping stressed that the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project put forward the definition of civilization and identified China's plan to enter a civilized society, making an original contribution to the study of the origin of world civilization. It is necessary to simultaneously do a good job in the publicity, promotion, and transformation of the research results of my country's "ancient civilization theory" and the Chinese civilization exploration project, strengthen the research, interpretation, display and dissemination of unearthed cultural relics and sites, and enhance the influence and appeal of Chinese civilization.
Xi Jinping pointed out that in the long history of more than 5,000 years of civilization development, the Chinese people have created a dazzling Chinese civilization and made significant contributions to the cause of human civilization and progress. It is necessary to closely integrate the study of the origin of Chinese civilization with the study of major issues such as the characteristics and forms of Chinese civilization, in-depth study and interpretation of the development direction of the Chinese nation community and the evolution pattern of the pluralistic integration of the Chinese nation as indicated by the origin of Chinese civilization, and study and explain the spiritual characteristics and development forms of Chinese civilization, which emphasize benevolence, people-oriented, honesty, justice, harmony and harmony, and harmony, To clarify the profound cultural heritage of Chinese road. With respect to traditional Chinese culture, we must persist in making the past serve the present, introduce the old and bring forth the new, and inherit and carry forward the excellent elements of it. It is necessary to establish a civilization research discipline system, academic system, and discourse system with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese style to provide strong theoretical support for the practice of new forms of human civilization.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the excellent traditional Chinese culture is the crystallization and essence of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, the root and soul of the Chinese nation, and the foundation for us to gain a firm foothold in the agitation of world culture. We persist in combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, constantly promoting the modernization of Marxism in China, and promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. We must adhere to integrity and innovation, promote the adaptation of Chinese excellent traditional culture to the socialist society, display the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation, and better build the Chinese spirit, Chinese values, and Chinese strength. We must adhere to the fundamental guiding ideology of Marxism, inherit and carry forward revolutionary culture, develop advanced socialist culture, and find the source of living water from the excellent traditional Chinese culture. It is necessary to make full use of the research results of the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project to tell the ancient Chinese history more completely and accurately, and to better play the role of history in educating people.
Xi Jinping pointed out that since ancient times, Chinese civilization has been famous for its openness and inclusiveness, and has constantly coruscated new vitality in exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations. We should adhere to the concept of civilization of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance, understand the value connotation of different civilizations with a broad mind, respect the exploration of their own development paths by the people of different countries, transcend the estrangement of civilizations through the exchange of civilizations, transcend the conflict of civilizations through mutual learning of civilizations, transcend the superiority of civilizations through the coexistence of civilizations, carry forward the common values of all mankind contained in Chinese civilization, and promote the building of a community of a community of human destiny. We must base ourselves on the land of China, tell the story of Chinese civilization, and show the world a credible, lovely and respectable image of China. It is necessary to make clear what kind of civilization and country China is, to make clear the Chinese people's view of the universe, the world, society, and morality, and to show the long history and cultural heritage of Chinese civilization. urge the world to understand China, the Chinese people, the Communist Party of China, and the Chinese nation.
Xi Jinping stressed that cultural relics and cultural heritage carry the genes and blood of the Chinese nation and are non-renewable and irreplaceable resources of excellent Chinese civilization. It is necessary to bring more cultural relics and cultural heritage to life and create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization. It is necessary to actively promote the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, excavate the multiple values of cultural relics and cultural heritage, and spread more value symbols and cultural products that carry Chinese culture and Chinese spirit.
Xi Jinping pointed out that leading cadres at all levels should attach importance to the protection and inheritance of cultural relics and cultural heritage, and provide more policy support for historical and archaeological workers to carry out research, study, and exchange. It is necessary to create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization, widely publicize the research results of the Chinese civilization exploration project, educate and guide the masses, especially young people, to better understand and identify with Chinese civilization, and enhance the ambition, backbone, and confidence of being a Chinese.
 

Source: "Learning Power" Learning Platform