The History of the War of Resistance Is a Vivid "Grand Ideological and Political Course"

Recently, when visiting the Memorial Hall of the Hundred-Regiment Campaign in Shanxi, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to tell the stories of the War of Resistance well and to pass down the great spirit of the War of Resistance from generation to generation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the vast number of young people are born at the right time; they must carry forward the red bloodline, establish the lofty aspiration of "a strong nation depends on me," become upright, proud Chinese people, and bravely shoulder the great task of national rejuvenation in the era. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, this important directive from General Secretary Xi Jinping points the way for guiding the vast number of young people to carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance and bravely shoulder the great task of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

近日，习近平总书记在山西参观百团大战纪念馆时强调，要讲好抗战故事，把伟大抗战精神一代代传下去。习近平总书记指出，广大青少年生逢其时，要赓续红色血脉，树立强国有我的远大志向，做堂堂正正、光荣自豪的中国人，勇担民族复兴的时代大任。在中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年之际，习近平总书记这一重要指示为引导广大青少年弘扬伟大抗战精神、勇担中华民族伟大复兴大任指明了方向。

The Chinese nation, after 14 years of arduous War of Resistance, achieved its first complete victory against foreign invasion since modern times. This arduous and extraordinary struggle not only forged an iron Great Wall for the Chinese nation to resist foreign aggression and opened up a bright prospect for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but also gave birth to the great spirit of the War of Resistance, demonstrating the patriotic sentiment of "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the nation," the national integrity of "facing death unflinchingly and preferring death to surrender," the heroic mettle of "fearing no brute force and fighting to the bitter end," and the unyielding faith in victory of "being indomitable and persevering." This spirit transcends time and space, becoming the spiritual coordinate for young people in the New Era to strive forward. Using the great spirit of the War of Resistance to nourish and guide young people, cultivating and fostering generation after generation of confident, ambitious, responsible, courageous, and tenacious new people of the era, is a sacred mission and major task before us.

中华民族历经14年艰苦抗战，取得了近代以来抵御外来侵略的首次完全胜利。这场艰苦卓绝的斗争不仅铸就了中华民族抵御外侮的钢铁长城，开辟了中华民族伟大复兴的光明前景，更孕育了伟大抗战精神，展现了中华儿女天下兴亡、匹夫有责的爱国情怀，视死如归、宁死不屈的民族气节，不畏强暴、血战到底的英雄气概，百折不挠、坚忍不拔的必胜信念。这种精神超越时空，成为新时代青少年砥砺奋进的精神坐标。用伟大抗战精神来滋养和引导青少年，培养造就一代又一代自信豪迈、志向远大、挺膺担当、勇毅顽强的时代新人，是摆在我们面前的神圣使命和重大课题。

Guide young people to deepen their historical cognition and consolidate the foundation of identity. The spirit of the War of Resistance is the spiritual crystallization of the Chinese nation's resistance against foreign aggression in modern times, carrying the collective memory of the Chinese nation, and is an important component of the spiritual lineage of Chinese Communists. From the guerrilla warfare in the forests and snowy plains of the Northeast United Resistance Army, to the victory at the Battle of Pingxingguan shattering the myth of the "invincible Japanese army," to the Hundred-Regiment Campaign that boosted the confidence of the entire nation and military in resisting Japan, the Chinese people achieved victory in the War of Resistance through arduous and extraordinary efforts, leaving behind a large number of heroic stories worthy of song and tears. The history of the War of Resistance itself is a vivid "grand ideological and political course." By utilizing red cultural resources of the War of Resistance, VR scene reproductions, and other methods, guiding the vast number of young people to systematically understand the history of the War of Resistance and deeply comprehend the CPC's role as the mainstay in the nationwide War of Resistance is of profound significance. At the same time, the spirit of the War of Resistance is a common spiritual wealth created by humanity's anti-fascist struggle. Young people should be guided to deeply feel the historical lessons, deeply understand the world significance of the spirit of the War of Resistance, understand the logical connotation of China's adherence to the path of peaceful development, establish the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and promote the common values of all humanity.

引导青少年深化历史认知，筑牢认同根基。抗战精神是中华民族近代以来反抗外侮的精神结晶，承载着中华民族的共同记忆，是中国共产党人精神谱系的重要组成部分。从东北抗日联军的林海雪原游击战，到平型关大捷打破“日军不可战胜”的神话，再到鼓舞全国军民抗战信心的百团大战，中华儿女通过艰苦卓绝的努力取得抗战胜利，留下了大量可歌可泣的英雄故事。抗战史本身就是一堂生动的“大思政课”，通过抗战红色文化资源利用、VR场景再现等方式，引导广大青少年系统了解抗战历史、深刻理解中国共产党在全民族抗战中的中流砥柱作用，意义深远。同时，抗战精神是人类反法西斯斗争创造的共同精神财富，应引导广大青少年深切感悟历史启示，深刻理解抗战精神的世界意义，理解中国坚持走和平发展道路的逻辑内涵，树立人类命运共同体理念，弘扬全人类共同价值。

Guide young people to elevate their patriotic sentiments and forge a strong value core. The core of the spirit of the War of Resistance is patriotism, and its essence is the adherence to the subject value of the Chinese nation, condensed in the national integrity of "swearing not to be a slave without a country" and the striving spirit of "building our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood." The patriotic spirit written with the blood of countless officers and soldiers in the War of Resistance includes not only a national identity that transcends interests, integrating personal destiny with the nation's destiny; it also contains a value consensus that transcends differences, laying the foundation for the establishment of the National United Front of Resistance against Japan; and it also embodies a moral courage that transcends life and death, fulfilling value commitments with the determination of "my death for the nation's survival." In the value system of the New Era, this spiritual gene forms a historical echo with the core socialist values. The key to inheriting and carrying forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance lies in guiding young people to deeply grasp the logic of value generation within the spirit of the War of Resistance, to complete the sublimation from "historical memory" to "value consciousness" in the inheritance of the spiritual lineage, to always grasp the main theme of patriotism, to consciously safeguard national independence and national dignity, and to transform patriotic enthusiasm and aspirations for serving the country into concrete actions for building and dedicating themselves to the motherland. On this basis, the spirit of the War of Resistance should be integrated into the education and concrete practice of identifying with the core socialist values, transformed into the basic stance, thinking methods, and action guides for the vast number of young people to think about, analyze, and solve problems, and internalized as a component of young people's values.

引导青少年升华爱国情感，铸强价值内核。抗战精神的核心是爱国主义，本质是对中华民族主体价值的坚守，凝聚于“誓死不当亡国奴”的民族气节和“把我们的血肉筑成我们新的长城”的奋斗精神。无数抗战将士浴血谱写的爱国精神，既包括超越利益的家国认同，将个人命运与民族命运融为一体；又内含超越差异的价值共识，为抗日民族统一战线的建立奠定基础；还体现出超越生死的道德勇气，以“我死国生”的决绝践行价值承诺。在新时代价值体系中，这种精神基因与社会主义核心价值观形成历史呼应。传承和弘扬伟大抗战精神，关键在于引导青少年深刻把握抗战精神中的价值生成逻辑，在精神谱系传承中完成从“历史记忆”到“价值自觉”的升华，始终把握爱国主旋律，自觉维护民族独立和民族尊严，把爱国热情、报国之志转化为建设祖国、奉献祖国的实际行动。在此基础上，将抗战精神融入社会主义核心价值观认同教育和具体实践，转化为广大青少年思考问题、分析问题、解决问题的基本立场、思维方法和行动指南，内化为青少年价值观的组成部分。

Guide young people to focus on practical transformation and forge conscious action. The spirit of the War of Resistance was nurtured in great practice. During the period of the comprehensive War of Resistance, whether it was the formation of the National United Front of Resistance against Japan, the pattern of "three stages" [1]1 "Three stages" refers to the strategic stages of the War of Resistance as theorized by Mao Zedong: the stage of strategic defense, the stage of strategic stalemate, and the stage of strategic counter-offensive. and "two battlefields," [2]2 "Two battlefields" refers to the main battlefield of the Nationalist (Kuomintang) forces and the battlefield behind enemy lines of the Communist-led Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army during the War of Resistance. or tactical innovations such as "tunnel warfare" and "landmine warfare," all demonstrated the practical wisdom of independence, courageous exploration, indomitability, and perseverance. The vitality of the great spirit of the War of Resistance lies in its practical transformation, inspiring the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and forge the conscious action of tackling tough problems. Inheriting and carrying forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance focuses on guiding the vast number of young people to continue the spirit of practical work, temper the enterprising spirit of "if you don't reach the Great Wall, you're not a true man," [3]3 "If you don't reach the Great Wall, you're not a true man" is a Chinese proverb, popularized by Mao Zedong, expressing the determination to overcome difficulties and achieve a goal. and on the new journey of the New Era, face difficulties head-on, step forward, engage in hands-on practice, take the initiative, integrate personal struggle into the overall situation of the times, dare to be the first, innovate and create, and shoulder the glorious mission of advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the vivid practice of promoting reform and development.

引导青少年注重实践转化，锻造行动自觉。抗战精神孕育于伟大实践，在全面抗战时期，不管是抗日民族统一战线、“三个阶段”“两个战场”格局的形成，还是“地道战”“地雷战”等战术创新，无不展现独立自主、勇于探索，百折不挠、坚持到底的实践智慧。伟大抗战精神的生命力在于实践转化，激励中国人民克服一切艰难险阻、锻造攻坚克难的行动自觉。传承和弘扬伟大抗战精神，重在引导广大青少年赓续实干精神，锤炼“不到长城非好汉”的进取精神，在新时代新征程上，迎难而上、挺身而出，躬身实践、主动作为，将个人奋斗融入时代大局，敢为人先，创新创造，在推动改革发展的生动实践中肩负起推进中华民族伟大复兴的光荣使命。

(Author: Shen Youhong, Associate Professor at Hunan Normal University)

（作者：沈又红，系湖南师范大学副教授）

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