Revere History, Create New Cultural Splendor

The Chinese nation has come all the way from primeval antiquity, creating a primitive society civilization represented by the romantic and splendid painted pottery culture, a slave society civilization represented by the simple and weighty bronze ritual music, and a feudal society civilization represented by the heroic and grand prosperous dynasties. After the baptism of blood and fire in modern times, the Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people onto a great journey of creating a new form of human civilization, sounding a majestic clarion call at a new historical starting point to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and write a new chapter of cultural splendor.

中华民族从远古洪荒中一路走来，创造了以浪漫绚丽的彩陶文化为代表的原始社会文明、以古朴厚重的青铜礼乐为代表的奴隶社会文明、以豪迈恢弘的盛世王朝为代表的封建社会文明。经过近代以来的血火洗礼，中国共产党带领中国人民踏上创造人类文明新形态的伟大征程，在新的历史起点上吹响了建设中华民族现代文明、书写新的文化辉煌的雄壮号角。

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Development, from the strategic height of the overall development of the Party and the state, issued the great call to “strengthen cultural confidence, shoulder the mission, strive with vigor, and jointly work to create a new culture belonging to our era and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.” This is the political declaration and theoretical declaration of the Chinese Communists in the New Era, a guide to action for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and holds extremely important milestone significance in the history of Chinese cultural development. We must deeply study the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech, and strive to shoulder the new cultural mission of the New Era and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point.

习近平总书记在文化传承发展座谈会上的重要讲话，从党和国家事业发展全局战略高度，发出了“要坚定文化自信、担当使命、奋发有为，共同努力创造属于我们这个时代的新文化，建设中华民族现代文明”的伟大号召。这是新时代中国共产党人的政治宣言和理论宣言，是建设中华民族现代文明的行动指南，在中华文化发展史上具有极其重要的里程碑意义。我们要深入学习习近平总书记的重要讲话精神，为担负新时代新的文化使命，在新的起点上建设中华民族现代文明而努力奋斗。

Firmly Grasp the Forward Direction of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

牢牢把握中华民族现代文明的前进方向

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that many important elements of fine traditional Chinese culture jointly shape the outstanding continuity, outstanding innovativeness, outstanding unity, outstanding inclusiveness, and outstanding peacefulness of Chinese civilization. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important exposition is both a profound insight derived from history and a far-sighted vision illuminating the future, profoundly revealing the laws of the development of Chinese civilization and pointing out the forward direction for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

习近平总书记指出，中华优秀传统文化有很多重要元素，共同塑造出中华文明突出的连续性、突出的创新性、突出的统一性、突出的包容性、突出的和平性。习近平总书记的重要论述，既是源自历史的深邃洞察，也是昭示未来的远见卓识，深刻揭示了中华文明发展规律，为建设中华民族现代文明指明了前进方向。

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “The outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that the Chinese nation must take its own path. If we do not understand China from the perspective of its long-standing historical continuity, it is impossible to understand ancient China, impossible to understand modern China, and even more impossible to understand future China.” Looking back, the ancient Egyptian, ancient Indian, ancient Babylonian, and ancient Greco-Roman civilizations, which once marched alongside Chinese civilization on the great road of human civilization, have all perished and dissipated in the great waves of history. Only Chinese civilization has come all the way from the primeval ignorance of antiquity, enduring over 5,000 years of trials and tribulations, passing on the torch through the vicissitudes of time, and continuing to develop amidst cycles of rise and fall. Contemporary China is the continuation of historical China, and future China is the development of contemporary China. To build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must firmly grasp the historical laws of the development of Chinese civilization and its consistent ideological essence, adhere to a high degree of independence and self-determination, unswervingly take our own path and handle our own affairs, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture, and continuously play the sonorous and resounding contemporary movement of Chinese civilization.

习近平总书记指出，“中华文明具有突出的连续性，从根本上决定了中华民族必然走自己的路。如果不从源远流长的历史连续性来认识中国，就不可能理解古代中国，也不可能理解现代中国，更不可能理解未来中国。”回望过去，曾经与中华文明并肩行进在人类文明大道上的古埃及、古印度、古巴比伦、古希腊罗马文明都在历史的大浪淘沙中消亡消散。唯有中华文明从远古的洪荒蒙昧中一路走来，5000多年栉风沐雨、千锤百炼，在岁月枯荣中薪火相继，在兴衰交替中赓续发展。当代中国是历史中国的赓续，未来中国是当代中国的发展。建设中华民族现代文明，要牢牢把握中华文明发展的历史规律和一脉相承的思想精髓，以高度的独立自主精神，坚定不移地走自己的路、办自己的事，推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化和创新性发展，持续奏出中华文明高亢嘹亮的时代乐章。

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “The outstanding innovativeness of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines the enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation to uphold integrity without being conservative and to respect antiquity without restoring the past, and determines the fearless character of the Chinese nation in not fearing new challenges and being brave in accepting new things.” Upholding integrity and innovation provide an inexhaustible spiritual driving force for the endless continuity of Chinese civilization. For thousands of years, the Chinese nation has accepted new things while meeting new challenges, forged new traditions while breaking old shackles, and made indelible contributions to the progress of human civilization. In modern times, the Chinese nation, having fallen behind the tide of the times, felt shame and bravely pursued, bursting forth with astonishing innovative power, creatively applying the most advanced worldview and methodology to date—Marxism—and initiating the greatest and most profound innovative practice in the history of Chinese civilization—building socialism with Chinese characteristics. It has created the rare miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability seen in the world, completing in just a few decades the development journey that took developed countries centuries, eradicating absolute poverty and achieving a moderately prosperous society in all respects in a country with a population of over 1.4 billion, propelling the ancient civilization of over 5,000 years toward modernity, blazing the path of Chinese-path modernization, and creating a new form of human civilization. History and reality fully prove that to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must neither take the old path of closed-door rigidity nor the evil path of changing the banner. Adhering to the “soul vein” of Marxism and the “root vein” of fine traditional Chinese culture, advancing firmly along the correct historical path of the Two Integrations, upholding integrity and innovating, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation will surely forge new splendor for human civilization.

习近平总书记指出，“中华文明具有突出的创新性，从根本上决定了中华民族守正不守旧、尊古不复古的进取精神，决定了中华民族不惧新挑战、勇于接受新事物的无畏品格。”守正创新为中华文明生生不息提供了源源不断的精神动力。千百年来，中华民族在迎接新挑战中接受新事物，在破除旧桎梏中熔铸新传统，为人类文明进步作出了不可磨灭的贡献。近代以来，落后于时代潮流的中华民族知耻后勇、奋起直追，迸发出惊人的创新伟力，创造性地运用迄今为止最先进的世界观和方法论——马克思主义，开启了中华文明史上最伟大、最深刻的创新实践——建设中国特色社会主义，创造了世所罕见的经济快速发展奇迹和社会长期稳定奇迹，用几十年时间走完了发达国家几百年走过的发展历程，在拥有14亿多人口的国家消灭绝对贫困、实现全面小康，推动拥有5000余年古老历史的中华文明走向现代，开辟了中国式现代化道路，创造了人类文明新形态。历史和现实充分证明，建设中华民族现代文明，既不能走封闭僵化的老路，也不能走改旗易帜的邪路，坚守马克思主义的“魂脉”和中华优秀传统文化的“根脉”，沿着“两个结合”的历史正道坚定前行、守正创新，中华民族现代文明一定会铸就人类文明的新辉煌。

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “The outstanding unity of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines that the cultures of all ethnic groups of the Chinese nation are integrated into one, and even when encountering major setbacks, they remain firmly cohesive. It determines the common belief that the territory cannot be divided, the country cannot be thrown into chaos, the nation cannot be dispersed, and civilization cannot be broken. It determines that national unity is always the core of China’s core interests, and that a strong and unified country is the destiny of all ethnic groups.” Outstanding unity provides an important guarantee for the continuous development of Chinese civilization, and outstanding continuity promotes the continuous consolidation and elevation of unity in historical inheritance. Looking at human history, loss of territory, national division, and ethnic dispersion are the main reasons for the interruption and extinction of major civilizations. Compared with ancient civilizations that have dissipated into the depths of history, the various cultural regions that have nourished Chinese civilization for thousands of years have coalesced into a blood-linked Chinese land; the various ethnic groups that created Chinese civilization have, through interaction, exchange, and integration, forged a community of the Chinese nation sharing weal and woe, honor and disgrace, life and death, and destiny; the successive state regimes that guarded Chinese civilization have continued the spiritual tradition of “great unity” [1]1 “Great unity” (大一统, dà yītǒng) is a traditional Chinese political concept emphasizing the ideal of a unified and centralized state under a single sovereign, historically associated with the Qin and Han dynasties., continuously promoting the development and maturity of the unified multi-ethnic state form. History and reality fully prove that to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must further consolidate and strengthen the unity of Chinese civilization, resolutely defend national unity and territorial integrity, continuously forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, and provide a strong guarantee for the great ship of Chinese civilization to cleave through waves and sail forward courageously.

习近平总书记指出，“中华文明具有突出的统一性，从根本上决定了中华民族各民族文化融为一体、即使遭遇重大挫折也牢固凝聚，决定了国土不可分、国家不可乱、民族不可散、文明不可断的共同信念，决定了国家统一永远是中国核心利益的核心，决定了一个坚强统一的国家是各族人民的命运所系。”突出的统一性为中华文明连续发展提供重要保障，突出的连续性推动统一性在历史传承中不断巩固和升华。纵观人类历史，国土沦丧、国家分裂、民族离散是导致各大文明中断消亡的主要原因。与已经消散在历史深处的古代文明相比，千百年来滋养中华文明的各文化区域凝聚成为血脉相连的中华大地；创造中华文明的各族人民在交往交流交融中熔铸成为休戚与共、荣辱与共、生死与共、命运与共的中华民族共同体；守护中华文明的历代国家政权赓续“大一统”精神传统，不断推动统一多民族国家形态发展成熟。历史和现实充分证明，建设中华民族现代文明，必须进一步巩固和加强中华文明的统一性，坚决捍卫国家统一和领土完整，不断铸牢中华民族共同体意识，为中华文明巨轮劈波斩浪、勇毅前行提供坚强保障。

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “The outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines the historical orientation of interaction, exchange, and integration among all ethnic groups in China, determines the harmonious pattern of coexistence of multiple religious beliefs in China, and determines the open-mindedness of Chinese culture to embrace all civilizations of the world.” Inclusiveness is an important prerequisite for unity, innovativeness, and peacefulness. Without outstanding inclusiveness, the various ethnic groups on the Chinese land could not have coalesced like a snowball into a diverse and integrated community of the Chinese nation; without outstanding inclusiveness, Chinese civilization could not have learned from each other’s strengths and upheld integrity and innovation through exchange and mutual learning with foreign civilizations; without outstanding inclusiveness, the East Asian region where China is located could not have maintained a relatively long period of peace on a historical scale of thousands of years; without all of the above, Chinese civilization would find it difficult to create the great miracle of over 5,000 years of continuous development. History and reality fully prove that to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must, on the premise of adhering to independence and self-determination, continuously deepen and expand opening up, continuously absorb all advanced achievements of human civilization, continuously promote the high-quality development of Sino-foreign civilizational exchanges, and establish a brilliant model of promoting civilizational innovation and development through exchange and mutual learning.

习近平总书记指出，“中华文明具有突出的包容性，从根本上决定了中华民族交往交流交融的历史取向，决定了中国各宗教信仰多元并存的和谐格局，决定了中华文化对世界文明兼收并蓄的开放胸怀。”包容性是统一性、创新性与和平性的重要前提。没有突出的包容性，中华大地上的各民族就不可能如滚雪球般凝聚成为多元一体的中华民族共同体；没有突出的包容性，中华文明就不可能在与外来文明的交流互鉴中取长补短、守正创新；没有突出的包容性，中国所在的东亚地区就不可能在数千年的历史尺度上保持较长时间的和平局面；没有上述的一切，中华文明也难以创造5000多年连续发展的伟大奇迹。历史与现实充分证明，建设中华民族现代文明，必须在坚持独立自主的前提下，不断深化和扩大开放，不断吸取人类文明一切先进成果，不断促进中外文明交流的高质量发展，树立以交流互鉴推动文明创新发展的光辉典范。

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out, “Chinese civilization has a prominent feature of peacefulness, which fundamentally determines that China will always be a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order; it determines that China will continuously pursue civilizational exchange and mutual learning without engaging in cultural hegemony; it determines that China will not impose its own values and political system on others; and it determines that China will uphold cooperation, not confrontation, and will never engage in the small-circle politics of ‘siding with one’s own kind and excluding others.’” [2]2 “党同伐异” (dǎng tóng fá yì) is a four-character idiom meaning to side with one’s own kind and attack those who differ, often used to describe factional strife. Since ancient times, the value pursuit of “holding to the mean and seeking harmony through the middle way” has permeated the productive practices of the Chinese nation in understanding and transforming the world, giving rise to a governance outlook of “loving order and detesting chaos, revering ritual and upholding law,” a social outlook of “extending oneself to others and benefiting others to achieve one’s own success,” a relational outlook of “valuing trust and harmony, and being kind and neighborly,” a cultural outlook of “the beauty of harmony lies in the blending of differences,” an economic outlook of “mutual benefit and balancing righteousness with profit,” a war outlook of “those who love war will perish, and those who forget war are in danger,” and a worldview of “great harmony under heaven and peace among all nations.” These excellent cultural elements collectively shape the cultural characteristics of the Chinese nation: loving peace, upholding peace, and maintaining peace. Facing former aggressors, we do not seek revenge in kind but take history as a mirror and look to the future; facing bullies, we do not act with reckless courage but remain neither humble nor arrogant, seeking peace through struggle; facing the weak, we do not bully them but treat them with empathy and equality. History and reality fully prove that to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must inherit and promote the national spirit and cultural characteristics of upholding and maintaining peace, adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, transcend civilizational estrangement through civilizational exchange, transcend civilizational conflict through civilizational mutual learning, and transcend civilizational superiority through civilizational inclusiveness, continuously advancing the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Only then can Chinese civilization proceed steadily and far.

习近平总书记指出，“中华文明具有突出的和平性，从根本上决定了中国始终是世界和平的建设者、全球发展的贡献者、国际秩序的维护者，决定了中国不断追求文明交流互鉴而不搞文化霸权，决定了中国不会把自己的价值观念与政治体制强加于人，决定了中国坚持合作、不搞对抗，决不搞‘党同伐异’的小圈子。”自古以来，“执两用中、守中致和”的价值追求就渗透于中华民族认识和改造世界的生产实践，形成了“好治恶乱、崇礼尚法”的治理观、“推己及人、利人达人”的社会观、“讲信修睦、亲仁善邻”的交往观、“和羹之美，在于合异”的文化观、“互惠互利、义利兼顾”的经济观、“好战必亡、忘战必危”的战争观以及“天下大同、协和万邦”的世界观，这些优秀文化元素共同塑造出中华民族爱好和平、崇尚和平、维护和平的文化特性。面对曾经的侵略者，我们不搞同态复仇，而是以史为鉴，面向未来；面对霸凌者，我们不逞匹夫之勇，不卑不亢，以斗争求和平；面对弱小者，我们不恃强凌弱，而是将心比心，平等相待。历史和现实充分证明，建设中华民族现代文明，必须继承弘扬崇尚和平、维护和平的民族精神和文化特性，坚持和平共处五项原则，以文明交流超越文明隔阂、以文明互鉴超越文明冲突、以文明包容超越文明优越，不断推动构建人类命运共同体，中华文明才能行稳致远。

Adhere to the Necessary Path of the “Two Integrations”

坚持走“两个结合”这一必由之路

“The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been forged under the guidance of Marxism and has also emerged from the 5,000-plus years of Chinese civilization.” To develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the deep foundation of over 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, it is necessary to integrate the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of traditional Chinese culture. This is the regular understanding our Party has gained in exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and is the greatest magic weapon for our success. In building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and achieving the creative transformation and innovative development of the best of traditional Chinese culture, the “Two Integrations” are the necessary path.

“中国特色社会主义道路，是在马克思主义指导下走出来的，也是从5000多年中华文明史中走出来的。”在5000多年中华文明深厚基础上开辟和发展中国特色社会主义，必须把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际、同中华优秀传统文化相结合，这是我们党在探索中国特色社会主义道路中得出的规律性的认识，是我们取得成功的最大法宝。建设中华民族现代文明，实现中华优秀传统文化的创造性转化和创新性发展，“两个结合”是必由之路。

There is a high degree of compatibility between Marxism and the best of traditional Chinese culture. The continuous thread of naive materialism and dialectical thought in Chinese civilization is highly compatible with Marxism, as exemplified by Confucius’s “not speaking of strange forces, disorder, or spirits,” Fan Zhen’s statement that “when the form exists, the spirit exists; when the form perishes, the spirit perishes,” Laozi’s notion that “reversal is the movement of the Way,” and Xunzi’s idea of “mastering the mandate of heaven and using it.” The political ideal of “the world is for all” and “great harmony under heaven” in Chinese civilization is highly compatible with the communist ideal of Marxism to liberate all humanity. The people-oriented thought of “the people are the foundation of the state” in Chinese civilization is highly compatible with the Marxist people-centered view of the people. Furthermore, the crystallized wisdom of the best of traditional Chinese culture—such as governing with virtue, discarding the old and embracing the new, appointing people on merit, the unity of heaven and humanity, unceasing self-renewal, great virtue embracing all, valuing trust and harmony, and being kind and neighborly—embodies a worldview, view of society, view of morality, and view of the cosmos that are also highly compatible with the value propositions of scientific socialism. “Compatibility” is the prerequisite for “integration,” and the high degree of compatibility between Marxism and the best of traditional Chinese culture is the ideological foundation for their organic integration.

马克思主义同中华优秀传统文化存在高度的契合性。中华文明绵延不绝的朴素唯物论和辩证法思想与马克思主义高度契合，从孔子“不语怪力乱神”到范缜所谓“形存则神存，形谢则神灭”，从老子所谓“反者道之动”到荀子所谓“制天命而用之”都是典型代表。中华文明“天下为公”、“天下大同”的政治理想与马克思主义解放全人类的共产主义理想高度契合。中华文明“民为邦本”的民本思想与马克思主义“人民至上”的人民观高度契合。此外，中华优秀传统文化中的为政以德、革故鼎新、任人唯贤、天人合一、自强不息、厚德载物、讲信修睦、亲仁善邻等智慧结晶体现出的宇宙观、天下观、社会观、道德观，也同科学社会主义价值观主张具有高度契合性。“契合”是“结合”的前提，马克思主义与中华优秀传统文化的高度契合性，是两者有机结合的思想基础。

The “Two Integrations” promote the mutual achievement of Marxism and the best of traditional Chinese culture, laying a solid path foundation for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. On the one hand, “integration” makes Marxism Chinese. Chinese Communists have studied and mastered the scientific theory of Marxism, continuously advancing theoretical innovation in light of new realities, achieving major theoretical results such as Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the “Three Represents,” the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, continuously adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and making Marxism radiate strong vitality in China. On the other hand, “integration” makes the best of traditional Chinese culture modern. Under the guidance of Marxism adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, the Communist Party of China has led the people to successfully open up the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, promoting the best of traditional Chinese culture to keep pace with the times and innovate and develop, building a core socialist value system, providing spiritual guidance for the Chinese people in the New Era, and infusing the socialist system with inner spirit and the soul of life. The “Two Integrations” continuously endow scientific theory with distinct Chinese characteristics, constantly consolidate the historical and mass foundations for adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, make Marxism take deep root in China, give the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics a broader and deeper historical dimension, expand the cultural foundation of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and lay a solid path foundation for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

“两个结合”推动马克思主义与中华优秀传统文化互相成就，为建设中华民族现代文明筑牢道路基础。一方面，“结合”让马克思主义成为中国的。中国共产党人学习掌握马克思主义科学理论，不断结合新的实际推进理论创新，取得了毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观、习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想等重大理论成果，不断推动马克思主义中国化时代化，使马克思主义在中国焕发出强大生命力。另一方面，“结合”让中华优秀传统文化成为现代的。在中国化时代化的马克思主义指导下，中国共产党带领人民成功开辟了中国特色社会主义道路，推动中华优秀传统文化与时俱进、创新发展，构筑起社会主义核心价值体系，为新时代中国人民提供精神指引，为社会主义制度灌注内在精神和生命之魂。“两个结合”不断赋予科学理论鲜明的中国特色，不断夯实马克思主义中国化时代化的历史基础和群众基础，让马克思主义在中国牢牢扎根，让中国特色社会主义道路有了更加宏阔深远的历史纵深，拓展了中国特色社会主义道路的文化根基，筑牢了建设中华民族现代文明的道路基础。

The “Second Integration” is another ideological emancipation, providing fundamental guidance for us to fully utilize the precious resources of the best of traditional Chinese culture and consolidate the subjectivity of Chinese culture in the great cause of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The “Second Integration” highly affirms the compatibility between the best of traditional Chinese culture and Marxism, providing a brilliant model and methodological path for us to more consciously and flexibly apply the Marxist worldview and methodology, more dialectically and scientifically understand the historical evolution of the Chinese nation, and more objectively and comprehensively recognize the prominent features of Chinese civilization. The “Second Integration” highly affirms the historical contributions, contemporary value, and future potential of the best of traditional Chinese culture, opening up richer ideological resources and broader cultural space for us to explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovation. The “Second Integration” highly affirms the positive role of the best of traditional Chinese culture in opening up, consolidating, and developing the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advancing the great practice of Chinese-path modernization, providing important theoretical support and spiritual guidance for us to more consciously promote adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, strengthen historical confidence and cultural confidence, and consolidate cultural subjectivity. In the great journey of advancing Chinese-path modernization to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, the “Two Integrations” are the correct historical path where theoretical logic, historical logic, and practical logic are highly unified.

“第二个结合”是又一次思想解放，为我们在建设中华民族现代文明的伟大事业中，充分运用中华优秀传统文化的宝贵资源，巩固中华文化主体性，提供了根本遵循。“第二个结合”高度肯定了中华优秀传统文化与马克思主义的契合性，为我们更加自觉灵活地运用马克思主义世界观方法论，更加辩证科学地认识中华民族的历史演进，更加客观全面地认识中华文明的突出特性，提供了光辉典范和方法路径。“第二个结合”高度肯定了中华优秀传统文化的历史贡献、当代价值和未来潜力，为我们探索面向未来的理论和制度创新，开拓了更加丰富的思想资源和更加广阔的文化空间。“第二个结合”高度肯定了中华优秀传统文化在开辟、巩固、发展中国特色社会主义道路和推进中国式现代化的伟大实践中发挥的积极作用，为我们更加自觉地推动马克思主义中国化时代化，坚定历史自信、文化自信，巩固文化主体性，提供了重要的理论支撑和精神指引。在推进中国式现代化的伟大征程中建设中华民族现代文明，“两个结合”是理论逻辑、历史逻辑和实践逻辑高度统一的历史正道。

Anchor the Goal of Creating a New Form of Human Civilization

锚定创造人类文明新形态的奋斗目标

“The best inheritance of history is to create new history; the greatest reverence for human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization.” The Chinese nation has come all the way from ancient times, creating primitive social civilization represented by the romantic and splendid painted pottery culture, slave society civilization represented by the simple and heavy bronze ritual music, and feudal society civilization represented by the heroic and magnificent prosperous dynasties. After the baptism of blood and fire in modern times, the Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people on the great journey to create a new form of human civilization, sounding the majestic clarion call at a new historical starting point to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and write a new chapter of cultural splendor.

“对历史最好的继承，就是创造新的历史；对人类文明最大的礼敬，就是创造人类文明新形态。”中华民族从远古洪荒中一路走来，创造了以浪漫绚丽的彩陶文化为代表的原始社会文明、以古朴厚重的青铜礼乐为代表的奴隶社会文明、以豪迈恢弘的盛世王朝为代表的封建社会文明。经过近代以来的血火洗礼，中国共产党带领中国人民踏上创造人类文明新形态的伟大征程，在新的历史起点上吹响了建设中华民族现代文明、书写新的文化辉煌的雄壮号角。

Upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership over propaganda, ideology, and cultural work is the political prerequisite and fundamental guarantee for us to shoulder the new cultural mission, build a socialist cultural power, and forge new splendor in socialist culture. The Party’s leadership directly concerns the fundamental direction, future destiny, and ultimate success or failure of Chinese-path modernization. History and reality fully prove that without the leadership of the Communist Party of China, there would be no path of Chinese-path modernization, and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and creating a new form of human civilization would be even more impossible. Only by unwaveringly upholding the Party’s leadership and taking the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics can Chinese-path modernization have a bright future, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation flourish, and the new form of human civilization continuously radiate even more brilliant luster.

坚持和加强党对宣传思想文化工作的全面领导，是我们担负新的文化使命，建设社会主义文化强国，铸就社会主义文化新辉煌的政治前提和根本保障。党的领导直接关系中国式现代化的根本方向、前途命运、最终成败。历史和现实充分证明，没有中国共产党的领导，就没有中国式现代化道路，建设中华民族现代文明、开创人类文明新形态更是无从谈起。只有毫不动摇坚持党的领导，走中国特色社会主义道路，中国式现代化才能前景光明，中华民族现代文明才会繁荣兴盛，人类文明新形态才能不断焕发更加绚丽的光彩。

To build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to combine the social ideal of “the world is for all” and “the Great Harmony,” the political ideal of “the people are the foundation of the state” and “governing with virtue,” the concept of great unity of “the nine regions are interconnected” and “pluralistic integration,” and the economic ethics of “enriching the people and nurturing life” and “balancing righteousness and benefit,” with the original aspiration and founding mission of the Communist Party of China to wholeheartedly seek rejuvenation for the Chinese nation and happiness for the Chinese people, and with the adherence to and improvement of the fundamental, basic, and important systems of socialism with Chinese characteristics, striving to create a new form of civilization characterized by common prosperity for all the people and the free and comprehensive development of each individual.

建设中华民族现代文明，要把天下为公、天下大同的社会理想，民为邦本、为政以德的政治理想，九州共贯、多元一体的大一统理念，富民厚生、义利兼顾的经济伦理，与中国共产党全心全意为中华民族谋复兴、为中国人民谋幸福的初心使命相结合，与坚持和完善中国特色社会主义根本制度、基本制度、重要制度相结合，努力创造全体人民共同富裕和人的自由全面发展的文明新形态。

To build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to combine the enterprising spirit of “upholding what is right without being conservative, respecting antiquity without restoring the old,” the fearless character of “not fearing new challenges and courageously accepting new things,” the family-state sentiment of “cultivating oneself, regulating the family, governing the state, and pacifying the world, with a sense of responsibility for the rise and fall,” the spiritual pursuit of “embracing all things with virtue and illuminating the Way with clarity,” the ecological concept of “the unity of heaven and humanity, and the co-nurturing of all things,” and the philosophical thought of “seeking truth from facts and integrating knowledge and action,” with the great practice of comprehensively deepening reform and opening up, and with the comprehensive advancement of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan for economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress, striving to create a new form of civilization in which material, political, cultural-ethical, social, and ecological civilizations develop in coordination.

建设中华民族现代文明，要把守正不守旧、尊古不复古的进取精神，不惧新挑战、勇于接受新事物的无畏品格，修齐治平、兴亡有责的家国情怀，厚德载物、明德弘道的精神追求，天人合一、万物并育的生态理念，实事求是、知行合一的哲学思想，与全面深化改革开放的伟大实践相结合，与全面推进经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设和生态文明建设“五位一体”总体布局相结合，努力创造物质文明、精神文明、政治文明、社会文明、生态文明协调发展的文明新形态。

To build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to combine the thinking method of “grasping the two extremes and using the mean, maintaining the mean and achieving harmony,” and the way of interaction of “cultivating trust and good neighborliness, and being kind to one’s neighbors,” with responding to changes in the world, changes in the times, and changes in history, with promoting and implementing the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, and with building a community with a shared future for mankind, promoting exchanges, mutual learning, tolerance, and coexistence among different civilizations, fostering mutual understanding and affinity among the peoples of all countries, jointly seeking world development and prosperity, sharing the fruits of human development, security, and civilization, and making new and greater contributions to the garden of human civilizations.

建设中华民族现代文明，要把执两用中、守中致和的思维方法，讲信修睦、亲仁善邻的交往之道与应对世界之变、时代之变、历史之变相结合，与推动落实全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议和全球文明倡议相结合，与构建人类命运共同体相结合，推动不同文明交流互鉴、包容共存，促进各国人民相知相亲，共谋世界发展与繁荣，共享人类发展、安全、文明之成果，为人类文明百花园作出新的更大贡献。

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