Xi Jinping: Firmly Moving Forward on the Road to Rejuvenation -- Preface to Renaissance Library

(20 September 2022)
Xi Jinping

It is a tradition of the Chinese nation that has lasted for thousands of years. Compiling the "Renaissance Library" is a major cultural project approved by the Party Central Committee. At a time when our party is leading the people on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, the publication of this book is of great significance for us to strengthen our historical self-confidence, grasp the general trend of the times, and take the Chinese road well. it is of great significance to promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.

The Chinese nation is a great nation in the world and has made indelible contributions to the progress of human civilization. After modern times, the Chinese nation suffered an unprecedented disaster. Since then, realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has become the greatest dream of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. Countless people with lofty ideals are unswervingly determined, seeking from above and below, running and shouting, and rising to fight. After the founding of the Communist Party of China, it united and led the people to carry out arduous struggles, adhered to the guiding position of Marxism, and found the right way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Through the unremitting efforts of revolution, construction and reform in various historical periods, it ushered in the great leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong, and wrote the most magnificent historical chapter in the development of the Chinese nation, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has shown unprecedented bright prospects. History has proved and will continue to prove that under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, adhere to scientific theoretical guidance and correct road guidance, and gather the majestic strength of hundreds of millions of people to unite and struggle, the Chinese people can firmly grasp the destiny of China's development and progress in their own hands!

In the historical process of realizing the great rejuvenation, generations of advanced elements and outstanding sons and daughters of the Chinese nation have explored, struggled, sacrificed, and created, leaving behind a large number of precious documents with important historical value and contemporary significance. The compilation and publication of the large-scale historical literature series of "Renaissance Library" is to describe the development of the ancestors and enlighten the struggle of the newcomers through the selection and compilation of important ideological documents since modern times.

History is the best textbook. When you move forward, you must not forget the road you have traveled; no matter how far you go, no matter how glorious the future is, you must not forget the past. At present, the world's unprecedented changes in a century are accelerating, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period. We need to learn from history and learn from the past.

On the basis of learning the history of the party, we must learn modern Chinese history well, learn Chinese history well, figure out where we come from and where we are going, figure out what the Chinese Communists do, what they have done, and what they need to do. Figure out why we were able to succeed in the past and how we can continue to succeed in the future. It is necessary to strengthen cultural self-confidence, enhance cultural consciousness, inherit revolutionary culture, develop advanced socialist culture, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and build a common spiritual home for the Chinese nation. It is necessary to extract the essence of history, promote theoretical innovation, better prosper Chinese academics, develop Chinese theories, spread Chinese ideas, and continuously promote the modernization of Marxism in China. We must strengthen our ideals and beliefs, gather spiritual strength, better uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, contribute the wisdom and strength of our generation to the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and create achievements and glory that belong to our generation.
 

Source: Xinhua