General secretary xi jinping's view of cultural confidence

Editor's note: since the 18th national congress of the communist party of China, general secretary xi jinping has interpreted "cultural confidence" as the fourth confidence after "confidence in the road, theory and system", and delivered a series of speeches on cultural confidence, forming a relatively complete view of cultural confidence. In terms of generative logic, xi's concept of cultural self-confidence mainly grasps the logic of history, value and practice. In terms of content and key points, xi's view of cultural confidence mainly includes five aspects: the root of confidence, the soul of confidence, the power of confidence, the source of confidence, and the root of confidence. In terms of the pursuit of meaning, xi jinping's concept of cultural confidence is mainly reflected in three aspects: the sense of inheritance, the sense of direction and the sense of development.

Since the eighteenth congress, general secretary xi stand height and in the era of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation's history, the "cultural confidence" explanation for the "road theory system of self-confidence, self-confidence," after the fourth self-confidence, and published a series of confident talk about culture, formed a relatively complete concept of cultural self-confidence.

Ii. Contents and key points of xi's cultural confidence view

In terms of content and key points, xi's view of cultural confidence mainly includes five aspects: the root of confidence, the soul of confidence, the power of confidence, the source of confidence, and the root of confidence.

The root of self-confidence -- the lifeblood of adhering to the excellent traditional Chinese culture

First, xi jinping has rooted his thoughts in China's fine traditional culture. With a high degree of self-consciousness and confidence in Chinese traditional culture, xi jinping can accurately grasp the course, essence and essence of Chinese traditional culture on the basis of familiarity, and skillfully apply it to extensive social practice, endowing it with new era significance. In his many speeches at home and abroad, xi has flexibly quoted the classics of traditional culture according to the actual situation, and expressed his confidence in Chinese culture in his language. In his speech at the 16th meeting of the council of heads of member states of the Shanghai cooperation organisation, xi jinping quoted the words "governance is of great benefit to governance, and chaos is of great harm" in the book guan zheng shi, aiming to stress the role of the sco in maintaining regional peace. In his speech on July 1, xi cited the words in qu yuan's li SAO (the lament) that "the road ahead will be long and arduous. The list goes on and on, all displaying the cultural confidence and charm of xi jinping thought.

Secondly, xi treats China's excellent traditional culture with a scientific attitude. Taking a marxist materialistic and dialectical approach to traditional Chinese culture, xi pointed out that "only by keeping in mind the original can we open up the future, and only by being good at inheriting can we make better innovations." Traditional Chinese culture is the "root" and "soul" of our nation. We must adhere to the marxist approach, adopt the marxist attitude, adhere to the use of the past for the present, bring forth the new through the old, to be treated with discrimination, have to inherit the sublation, neither one side of the thick and thin today, nor one side of the thick and thin ancient. This enables Chinese traditional culture to transcend itself without abandoning itself in the face of the transformation of the modernization process. In the face of the collision between the western culture-centered theory and the cultural and historical nihilism, it can not only stick to the national basis, but also keep up with the spirit of The Times and constantly innovate.

Thirdly, xi proposed new requirements for carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture. On the strategy of carrying forward the excellent traditional culture, xi jinping put forward new requirements on it from the aspects of content and form. Content "want serious thoughts from Chinese excellent traditional culture essence and moral essence, vigorously carry forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and with reform and innovation as the core spirit of The Times to dig deeper into and elucidates the Chinese excellent traditional culture about love, people-oriented, integrity, justice, it is the era of harmony, seek value", form "to make the most basic of the Chinese nation cultural genes and adapted to contemporary culture, in harmony with the modern society, in the form of people happy, with broad participation popularized". This will help traditional culture to be remolded and carried forward in the transformation of modernization, and point out the right direction, so that the excellent traditional culture can be combined with The Times' requirements of the strategy of building a strong country with socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, and in the process of the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, it will be constantly innovated and developed.

(2) the soul of self-confidence -- upholding the cultivation and practice of socialist core values

First, xi jinping explained the cultural connotation of core socialist values. Socialist core values are the condensation and refinement of Chinese cultural characteristics and essence. They are also the criteria for people to judge right and wrong and pursue values in real life. They provide a value basis for regulating people's social behavior and promoting people to form cultural identity in the intersection of multicultural values. "Core values are the soul of cultural soft power and the focus of cultural soft power construction. This is the deepest element that determines the nature and direction of culture. Fundamentally, a country's cultural soft power depends on the vitality, cohesion and appeal of its core values. This is a powerful interpretation of xi jinping's core values, which clearly points out the soul status of core values for Chinese culture, and also incorporates the cultivation and practice of socialist core values into the soul status of cultural self-confidence.

Second, xi has pointed out the basis for cultivating core socialist values. "" cultivating and carrying forward socialist core values must be based on the excellent traditional Chinese culture," "xi stressed. Strong core values have their inherent roots. This shows xi's profound grasp of the essence of traditional Chinese culture and his constant pursuit of the unique spirit of the Chinese nation. Chinese traditional culture contains rich ideological and moral resources, which provide an inexhaustible cultural source for the cultivation of socialist core values. The proposal of "three initiatives" in the core socialist values comes from the value concept of harmonious coexistence between man, nature and society contained in traditional Chinese culture. The three aspects are different and unified, which is also the deep interpretation of traditional Chinese culture.

Third, xi put forward the requirement of practicing core socialist values. Xi took education and guidance as the requirement for the practice of socialist core values, and pointed out that core values should be publicized and educated in a focused and hierarchical way. In the central political bureau collective learning, pku "May 4th", "June 1" children's day eve, and a work of literature and art symposium in many occasions, such as xi for leading cadres, young students, children, literary and art workers, such as different groups, respectively is proposed to do practice the core values of "leader", to fasten the clasp in life from the beginning, to grab from baby from school, in brief for James, behavior world fan and other specific requirements. In practice methods and ways, put forward three requirements emphatically: first, give full play to the leading role of party cadres; Second, integrate the connotation of socialist core values into school education, and give play to the role of teachers and schools as the main channel of education. Third, we should give full play to the subtle influence of various cultural forms and integrate the connotation of socialist core values into various excellent cultural forms to expand the channels of publicity. This integrates the practice of socialist core values into the real life of the society from the theoretical level, and promotes the cultivation and practice of core values.

(3) the power of self-confidence -- the steady improvement of cultural soft power

First, xi discussed the important role of cultural soft power. Culture is an important factor to measure the comprehensive national strength of a country. It is the guarantee factor for a country to organize its political, economic, military and other strategic resources and give full play to its best efficiency. It is also an important condition and content for winning the respect, trust and cooperation of the international community. Since the 18th CPC national congress, xi jinping has made relevant discussions on cultural soft power, emphasizing its decisive role in the country's overall strength. "Cultural soft power embodies the cohesion and vitality of a country based on culture, as well as the attraction and influence it generates." "" improving the country's cultural soft power is related to China's positioning in the world cultural landscape, China's international status and international influence, and the realization of the two centenary goals and the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." " This shows that cultural soft power is of strategic significance for building China into a cultural power with socialist characteristics. At the same time, it also shows that the steady improvement of cultural soft power is an inexhaustible force for the development of xi jinping's cultural self-confidence.

Secondly, xi analyzed the prominent advantages of cultural soft power. The prominent advantage of the Chinese nation is the Chinese traditional culture. The promotion of cultural soft power should be based on the excellent traditional culture, the condensed socialist core value and the marxist position, viewpoint and method, so as to realize the full transformation of superior resources in the new era. "The traditional cultural resources are systematically sorted out to make the cultural relics collected in the forbidden palace, the heritage displayed on the vast land and the characters written in ancient books come alive." Only by digging deep into the spiritual connotation of traditional culture, earnestly absorbing the ideological essence of traditional culture and displaying it in a vivid and lively form can we give full play to the advantages of national culture and make effective use of the advantageous cultural resources.

Thirdly, xi pointed out the requirements for the promotion of cultural soft power. "To improve the country's cultural soft power, we need to focus on the 'middle form' and 'external development,' do a good job in our own cultural development, and make continuous progress toward the goal of building a strong socialist cultural country." First, we need to deepen the reform of the cultural system, grasp the direction of cultural progress, and promote cultural development through institutional reform. Second, we will vigorously develop cultural undertakings, with the rural grassroots as the focus of our work, and put the development of cultural undertakings into practice. Third, in the process of developing cultural undertakings, we should properly handle the relationship between economic and social benefits and strive to achieve the basic goal of combining the two. In addition, in terms of cultural communication, xi jinping also put forward the innovative idea of "changing according to the time and adapting to the situation", so as to achieve multiple innovations in cultural concepts, publicity means and grassroots culture. The content of communication is mainly based on values, and modern media technologies such as the Internet are fully used in the form of communication. With the help of international communication platforms, the voice of China is interpreted to build international discourse power and enhance cultural soft power.

(iv) source of self-confidence -- adhere to the integration and transformation of national and contemporary characteristics

First, xi put forward the concept of mutual learning among civilizations. During his visit to Europe, xi jinping put forward the new concept of "mutual learning among civilizations", opening up a new approach to cultural confidence. Later in his speech, he formally put forward: "civilization is colorful because of exchanges, and civilization is rich because of mutual learning. Exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations are an important driving force for the progress of human civilization and world peace and development. The fundamental significance of mutual learning among civilizations lies in that countries should respect each other and conduct friendly exchanges on the basis of maintaining their own national cultural characteristics so as to achieve common progress and development. Only in cultural exchanges and mutual learning, can we fully realize the advantages and disadvantages of our own culture, so as to learn from each other and inject vitality into the development of our own culture. Xi further elaborated on the principle that mutual learning among civilizations should be adhered to, pointing out that mutual learning among civilizations should be based on the three principles of recognizing cultural diversity, equality and inclusiveness, which reflects the global perspective of his cultural confidence.

Secondly, xi jinping adheres to the concept of innovative development. "Time is the mother of thought, and practice is the source of theory. The constant development of The Times promotes the renewal and reform of thought. If Chinese culture wants to be confident, it must face the subject of The Times, criticize and construct itself, so as to obtain value reconstruction and innovative development. This requires a correct handling of the relationship between inheritance and creative development, and efforts to do a good job in creative transformation and innovative development. "Creative transformation is to transform the connotations and old forms of expression that still have reference value according to the characteristics and requirements of The Times, endow them with new connotations of The Times and modern forms of expression, and activate their vitality. Innovative development means to supplement, expand and improve the connotation of the excellent traditional Chinese culture in accordance with the new progress of The Times and enhance its influence and appeal. This reflects xi jinping's grasp of the epochal nature of the concept of innovative development, as well as his vision of The Times of cultural confidence.

Third, xi has fused the power source of nationality and times. The development of culture is inseparable from its national characteristics and the background of its times. Only by endowing national culture with the content and characteristics of its times, can it be better inherited and carried forward, and can it obtain the source of endless development, so as to move towards real cultural confidence. On the basis of grasping the contents and characteristics of The Times, xi made in-depth interpretation and exploration of the national culture, and formed the governance philosophy of combining the national characteristics with The Times, such as "Chinese dream", "new normal", "fight with the" tigers "and" flies ". In terms of cultural inheritance, xi not only adheres to the attitude of eliminating the coarse and improving the refined, but also integrates the characteristics of The Times into the innovation and development of culture, and forms a series of advanced cultures and concepts conducive to the current social development, which makes culture have a realistic basis and the significance of The Times. Cultural confidence, not simply to return to the past traditions and want to stay in restoring ancient ways is the plot, also not accept wholesale westernization and lost direction in the future, but based on the reality of the present, to the construction of contemporary advanced culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the basis, the construction of overall goal and the value of the cultural system, and to seek the value of a home to return to the new era of national spirit. Absorbing the positive energy of social development in the national history and endowing it with new era content and vitality in the current practice reflect xi's profound grasp of the power source of cultural confidence.

The foundation of self-confidence -- persisting in the main creation of the people

First, xi pointed out the dominant position of the people. "The people are not only the creators and witnesses of history, but also the 'dramatists' and' writers' of history. Since ancient times, the people have been the creators and successors of material wealth and spiritual culture. The advanced culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics should be more fundamentally characterized by the joint contribution and sharing of the people. The people need culture, and culture needs the people even more. The idea of building culture on the basis that it is only for a few people to enjoy and play with is obviously contrary to the goal of building an advanced culture. Only by fully respecting the principal position and initiative of the people, and relying on the joint efforts of the people and the whole society, can we pool the people's hearts and minds and open up new prospects for cultural development and self-confidence.

Second, xi stressed the prominent position of cultural talents. As the saying goes, "success depends on success and success depends on success." the dominant position of the people does not deny the prominent role and contribution of specialized cultural talents. Specialized cultural talents can refine and sublimate the cultural elements, lead and drive the cultural trend, and reproduce and develop the culture and art. The prosperity of cultural talents can bring about the real prosperity of culture. If you want to achieve the real cultural self-confidence, you have to have one batch of specialized talent culture as a support, to represent the national spirit and lead the development of The Times, therefore, the working talent of prominent position, on the power of socialist culture construction, and to create a good environment, according to "respect, tolerance, and guide the service" requirements, fully arouse the enthusiasm of talents, guide its contribution for the construction of the advanced culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics strength and abilities, and of men, the use of vivid, fundamentally guarantee the continuous development of cultural self-confidence.

Iii. Significance pursuit of xi jinping's concept of cultural confidence

1. Significance of inheritance -- making new contributions to the promotion of the CPC's cultural thought

Xi jinping's concept of cultural confidence, based on the practice of sinicization of marxism and in line with the CPC's thought on cultural construction, is an important part of the advanced cultural construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Xi jinping's concept of cultural self-confidence, is sticking to the marxist theory as a guide, always follow the rules of construction and development of socialist culture, and the practice as the criterion for testing truth, combined with China's own characteristic and the era environment, and the summary of the communist party of China in different historical periods of cultural construction thought theory and practical experience, to consciously use in contemporary cultural construction, on the basis of a series of conforms to China's national conditions and the development of the cultural construction of theory, is to enrich and carry forward the cultural construction of the communist party of China thought.

Xi's concept of cultural confidence inherits the CPC's "double hundred policy" and "two directions" for cultural construction. The cultural theory construction put forward by MAO zedong should follow the principle of "a hundred schools of thought contend, a hundred flowers bloom" and the two directions of "serving the people and socialism", which provide the basic principles and direction for the cultural construction of the CPC. In the process of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, jiang zemin further put forward the principles and principles of "letting a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend, bringing forth the new through the old, making the past serve the present and the foreign serve the world". On this basis, xi jinping also made a new elaboration that "the cause of literature and art is an important cause of the party and the people, and the front of literature and art is an important front of the party and the people." by taking literature and art as the carrier of culture and taking meeting the needs of the people as its evaluation criteria, the theory of cultural construction of the communist party of China has been elevated to a new height.

Xi's view of cultural self-confidence inherits the CPC's theory on the construction of spiritual civilization. In the early stage of the reform and opening up, deng xiaoping put forward the theory of spiritual civilization construction, which was based on the nature of socialism and the historical background of the development of market economy. Jiang zemin further deepened it and put forward the construction theory that the rule of law and the rule of virtue should be combined organically, and the construction of legal system and the construction of rule of virtue should be mutually motivated to ensure the correct development direction of socialist market economy. According to the development and changes of The Times, hu jintao put forward that the development of socialist harmonious culture should be regarded as the spiritual power of social development. Focusing on the strategic layout of the "four comprehensives", xi integrated the building of socialist spiritual civilization into the entire process of governing the country according to law, building the party, deepening reform and realizing a moderately prosperous society, and upheld the spiritual home of the CPC.

(2) directional significance -- it has pointed out the direction for the construction of a strong socialist cultural country with Chinese characteristics

Xi cultural confidence view, from a historical generation logic of thickness, the height of value generation logic, practice generation logic depth, grasp the cultural construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics and significance of the cultural confidence as than road, more confidence, system theory, wider and more profound confidence, both to enhance the socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, to the socialist culture with Chinese characteristics on the refining and sublimation, again to show the world the Chinese nation unique cultural charm, makes the Chinese nation in the world in the trend of cultural ferment based on heel, it's at the macro level, For the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics of the cultural power has pointed out the direction.

Xi's concept of cultural confidence puts forward the "four efforts", which indicates the direction of building a strong cultural country with Chinese characteristics at the micro level. A try to consolidate the foundation of cultural soft power, which refers to the stick to the road of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, on the basis of deepening reform of cultural system, on the other hand refers to the development of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and reform, to insist on constant innovation, with innovative culture and promote the development of prosperity of cultural undertakings; Second, we should spread Chinese contemporary values widely and present the socialist core values that embody the soul of the nation to the world. Third, it is necessary to demonstrate the unique charm of Chinese culture by combining national culture with the background of The Times and presenting it to the international community in a form that people like to see and hear. Fourth, efforts should be made to enhance the international voice, strengthen external publicity, and build the international influence of Chinese culture. These "four efforts" provide new ideas for improving China's cultural soft power and principles for building an advanced socialist culture.

(3) significance of development -- laying a foundation for promoting the free and all-round development of human beings

Xi jinping's concept of cultural self-confidence takes the free and all-round development of human beings under the guidance of marxism as the ultimate value orientation and puts it into practice in socialism with Chinese characteristics, laying a foundation for promoting the realization of the ultimate value goal. "People are essentially people of culture, not 'materialized' people," xi said. A dynamic, well-rounded person, not a rigid, 'one way' person. This reflects his humanistic spirit and humanistic feelings, and embodies his deep grasp of human nature and cultural connotation. Xi jinping advocates the work style of "empty deeds and real deeds", which urges him to put the spiritual cultural construction into practice, urges him to take people as the subject of social development, and takes people as the purpose of social development, and promotes the realization of the goal of all-round development of people.

Xi jinping's concept of cultural confidence runs through the overall layout of "five-in-one" socialism with Chinese characteristics, which provides internal impetus and support for preventing one-sided social development and stimulating the vitality of various social factors. When xi jinping took office in zhejiang, he put forward the ecological concept of "mountains of gold and silver, and green water and green mountains, green water and green mountains are mountains of gold and silver", which reflects his overall view of coordinated development of socialist market economy and ecological civilization construction on the basis of grasping the cultural values of the east and the west. In the process of building an advanced socialist culture, xi pays more attention to the allocation and transformation of resources to the grassroots, which reflects his grasp of the practical development logic of socialism with Chinese characteristics, his grasp of the needs of the people's subject cultural identity, and his grasp of the dynamic elements of the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This lays a new foundation for the realization of the harmonious coexistence of human and society and the goal of the free and comprehensive development of human and society.

(author: zhao fuke, associate professor, school of marxism, shandong university of finance and economics; Sun daozhuang, master candidate, school of marxism, shandong university of finance and economics