The Ought, the Must and the Actual in Teaching the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation in University Ideological-Political Courses

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The Ought: The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Enriches the Teaching Content of University Ideological-Political Courses

应然之举：中华民族现代文明丰富高校思政课的教学内容

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation and university ideological-political courses are intrinsically logically connected; it is an important component for perfecting the curriculum system of university ideological-political courses. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation connects with the historical development, contemporary practice and future mission of the Communist Party of China, and is an important theoretical resource for building university ideological-political courses.

中华民族现代文明与高校思政课具有内在逻辑关联，是完善高校思政课课程体系的重要内容。中华民族现代文明对接中国共产党的历史发展、现实实践与未来使命，是建设高校思政课的重要理论资源。

1. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation connects with the historical development of the Communist Party of China. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is born out of Chinese civilization. “Chinese civilization has a long and continuous history, which has nurtured the precious spiritual character of the Chinese nation and cultivated the lofty value pursuits of the Chinese people” [1]1 A reference to the First National Congress of the CPC, which concluded on a boat on South Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, in July 1921. (p. 226). Over more than five thousand years of history, the civilizational achievements of the Chinese nation have been unique in the history of world civilization. From the perspective of temporal connection, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation refers to the sum total of material civilization and cultural-ethical progress created by the Communist Party of China in advancing the process of modernization. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation has a natural historical link with Chinese civilization; it is a beneficial expansion and modern development of Chinese civilization in its modern and contemporary phase. From the perspective of content, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a continuation of the core of Chinese civilization. At the same time, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is contained within the developmental process of Chinese civilization and is the inevitable orientation of the development of Chinese civilization. The outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization require that the modern civilization of the Chinese nation manifest the features of Sinicization and modernity, reflecting the immense and mighty force of the Communist Party of China in continuously uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups in the country in united struggle.

1. 中华民族现代文明连接中国共产党的历史发展。中华民族现代文明脱胎于中华文明，“中华文明源远流长，孕育了中华民族的宝贵精神品格，培育了中国人民的崇高价值追求”[1]（P226）。在五千多年的历史中，中华民族的文明成就在世界文明史上独树一帜。从时间关联来看，中华民族现代文明是指中国共产党在推进现代化进程中所创造的物质文明和精神文明的总和。中华民族现代文明与中华文明有着天然的历史联结，它是中华文明的近现代阶段的有益扩充与现代发展；从内容角度上说，中华民族现代文明是中华文明的内核延续。同时，中华民族现代文明内含于中华文明的发展进程之中，是中华文明发展的必然取向。中华文明的突出特性要求中华民族现代文明呈现中国化与现代性的特征，反映中国共产党不断团结带领全国各族人民团结奋斗的宏伟巨力。

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation has been innovatively developed, establishing and consolidating the subjectivity of Chinese culture. After the founding of the Communist Party of China, generations of Chinese Communists shed their blood and sacrificed their lives, solely to seek a path of national liberation and national rejuvenation. From the spark of the ideal bursting forth on the red boat on South Lake [n1], to the revolutionary path of “a single spark can start a prairie fire”; from the continuous exploration in the early period of socialist construction, to “crossing the river by feeling the stones” since reform and opening up, every step taken by the Chinese people towards the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has borne the figure of Chinese Communists. The Communist Party of China has integrated the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of traditional Chinese culture, continuously elevating Chinese experience into Chinese theory, laying a solid foundation for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华民族现代文明在中国共产党领导下创新发展，建立巩固了中华文化的主体性。中国共产党成立后，一代又一代中国共产党人抛头颅、洒热血，只为寻求一条民族解放、国家复兴的道路。从南湖红船上理想火种的迸发，到“星星之火，可以燎原”的革命道路；从社会主义建设初期的不断摸索，到改革开放以来的“摸着石头过河”，中国人民朝向民族伟大复兴踏出的每一步，都有中国共产党人的身影。中国共产党将马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合、同中华优秀传统文化相结合，不断地将中国经验上升为中国理论，为建设中华民族现代文明奠定了坚实基础。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an extension of the content of university ideological-political courses and an important manifestation of the Party’s excavation of educational resources in the New Era. The main content of university ideological-political courses involves Marxist worldview and methodology, the theoretical achievements of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, modern and contemporary Chinese history and national conditions, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, among other aspects. The content system encompasses both historical and contemporary perspectives, embraces both world and Chinese characteristics, and reflects the importance the Party Central Committee attaches to the comprehensive development of young people. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation contains the spiritual core of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, draws on the beneficial experience of the construction of modern world civilization, and summarizes the practice of China’s modernization. It is a realistic expansion of the content of university ideological-political courses in the dimensions of time and space and its development in the New Era, and is of great significance for strengthening historical education, enhancing cultural confidence, and consolidating the consensus of youth.

中华民族现代文明是高校思政课内容的延展，是党在新时代挖掘教育资源的重要体现。高校思政课的主要内容涉及马克思主义世界观与方法论、马克思主义中国化的理论成果、中国近现代国史国情以及习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想等方面，内容体系兼具历史与现实视野，包容世界与中国特征，体现了党中央对青年全面发展的重视。中华民族现代文明包含中华民族优秀传统文化的精神内核、汲取世界现代文明建设的有益经验、总结中国现代化建设实践，是高校思政课内容在时间维度、空间维度的现实性拓展与新时代发展，对加强历史教育、增强文化自信、凝聚青年共识具有重要意义。

2. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation narrates the contemporary practice of the Communist Party of China. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation narrates the contemporary practice of the Communist Party of China; it is the cultural expression of Chinese-path modernization. Marx pointed out: “The question whether objective truth can be attributed to human thinking is not a question of theory but is a practical question. Man must prove the truth, i.e., the reality and power, the this-sidedness of his thinking in practice” [2]2 The Five-Sphere Integrated Plan refers to China’s overall plan for building socialism with Chinese characteristics, comprising economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress. (p. 134). Practice is the source of theory and the sole criterion for testing truth. The historical process of Chinese-path modernization demonstrates the intellectual power of integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities, and indicates that “only by taking root in the historical and cultural soil of one’s own country and nation can the tree of Marxist truth grow deep and lush” [3]3 The Two Integrations (两个结合) refers to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of fine traditional Chinese culture. It was formally articulated as a guiding principle by Xi Jinping. (p. 15). Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has united and led the people of all ethnic groups in the country to continuously advance Chinese-path modernization, refining the important concept of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Development: “Chinese-path modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern power, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-path modernization with profound heritage” [4]. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is based on the great practice of Chinese-path modernization and develops along with the continuous advancement of Chinese-path modernization. Furthermore, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation continuously provides Chinese-path modernization with deep historical and cultural heritage.

2. 中华民族现代文明叙述中国共产党的当代实践。中华民族现代文明叙述中国共产党的当代实践，是中国式现代化的文化表现。马克思指出：“人的思维是否具有客观的真理性，这不是一个理论的问题，而是一个实践的问题。人应该在实践中证明自己思维的真理性，即自己思维的现实性和力量，自己思维的此岸性。”[2]（P134）实践是理论的来源，也是检验真理的唯一标准。中国式现代化的历史进程展现了把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合的思想力量，指明了“只有植根本国、本民族历史文化沃土，马克思主义真理之树才能根深叶茂”[3]（P15）。新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央团结带领全国各族人民不断推进中国式现代化，提炼出了中华民族现代文明的重要概念。习近平总书记在文化传承发展座谈会上强调：“中国式现代化赋予中华文明以现代力量，中华文明赋予中国式现代化以深厚底蕴。”[4]中华民族现代文明立足中国式现代化的伟大实践，并随着中国式现代化的不断推进而发展。此外，中华民族现代文明也持续给予中国式现代化深厚的历史文化底蕴。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation connects history and reality; it is the inheritance and continuation of the outstanding characteristics of Chinese culture in the New Era. Chinese civilization possesses outstanding continuity, outstanding innovativeness, outstanding unity, outstanding inclusiveness, and outstanding peacefulness [5]. This is a comprehensive summary and systematic refinement based on the history of Chinese cultural development. To deeply grasp the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, one must deeply grasp the history and reality of the Chinese nation, clarifying the origins and development of Chinese civilization in the continuity of history. On the one hand, over thousands of years of continuous development and expansion, Chinese civilization has formed a national spiritual core of diligence and courage, unity and solidarity, love of peace, and unremitting self-improvement. On the other hand, Chinese civilization demonstrates sustainability in keeping pace with the times, forming spiritual traits of innovation, inclusiveness, peace, and striving. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the innovative development of the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization on the basis of the great practice of the New Era, the modern representation of Chinese civilization, and at the same time the practical expression of Chinese-path modernization.

中华民族现代文明贯通历史与现实，是中华文化的突出特性在新时代的传承赓续。中华文明具有突出的连续性、突出的创新性、突出的统一性、突出的包容性和突出的和平性。[5]这是基于中华文化发展史作出的全面概括与系统提炼，深刻把握中华文明的突出特性，就要深刻把握中华民族的历史与现实，在历史的延续中厘清中华文明的来龙去脉。一方面，中华文明在几千年的不断发展、扩充中形成了勤劳勇敢、团结统一、爱好和平、自强不息的民族精神内核；另一方面，中华文明展现出随时代发展的可持续性，形成了创新、包容、和平、奋进的精神特质。中华民族现代文明是中华文明的突出特性在新时代伟大实践基础上的创新发展，是中华文明的现代表征，同时也是中国式现代化的实践表达。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation expresses the grand aspirations of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people, and is a contemporary interpretation of the fresh connotation of a new form of human civilization. “The Party has led the people in successfully blazing the path of Chinese-style modernization, creating a new form of human civilization, expanding the path for developing countries to achieve modernization, and providing a brand-new choice for those countries and nations that wish to accelerate development while maintaining their independence” [6] (p. 64). The new form of human civilization, based on the practice of China’s development path, is a new form of human society’s pursuit of modernization. It shines with the ideological brilliance of people-centeredness and harmony in diversity. It is a new form of modernization that coordinately advances the construction of material civilization, political civilization, cultural-ethical progress, social civilization, and ecological civilization. This new form of human civilization provides the vast number of developing countries in the world with the Chinese solution and the Chinese path, advancing the process of human civilization.

中华民族现代文明表达中国共产党和中国人民的宏伟志向，是人类文明新形态鲜活内涵的时代解释。“党领导人民成功走出中国式现代化道路，创造了人类文明新形态，拓展了发展中国家走向现代化的途径，给世界上那些既希望加快发展又希望保持自身独立性的国家和民族提供了全新选择。”[6]（P64）以中国发展道路为实践依托的人类文明新形态，是人类社会追求现代化的新形态，闪耀着以人为本、和而不同的思想光芒，是物质文明、政治文明、精神文明、社会文明、生态文明建设协调推进的现代化新形态。这一人类文明新形态，为世界广大发展中国家提供了中国方案与中国道路，推动了人类文明进程。

3. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation interprets the new mission of the Communist Party of China in the New Era. Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is our new cultural mission in the New Era, indicating that socialist modernization includes a cultural pursuit. “When high-rise buildings stand tall across our land, the edifice of the Chinese national spirit should also stand towering” [7] (p. 122). The spirit must keep pace with the development of material things; it must never lag behind practice. To build a great modern socialist country in all respects and realize the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the enhancement of cultural soft power is of utmost importance. Socialist culture with Chinese characteristics is the “rudder of the spirit” guiding the direction, the “spiritual tonic” prescribed for contemporary Chinese problems, playing an important role in consolidating the national spirit and promoting high-quality development. Therefore, to realize the free and comprehensive development of the individual, both the construction of cultural-ethical progress and the construction of material civilization are indispensable. This requires “grasping both ends and grasping both firmly.” Currently, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core is coordinating the advancement of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan [n2], and placing the construction of cultural-ethical progress in an increasingly important position. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is precisely the modern representation and product of the era of socialist cultural construction, interpreting the high importance attached to the development of the spiritual world in socialist modernization, and demonstrating the humanistic concern and historical responsibility of the Communist Party of China.

3. 中华民族现代文明诠释中国共产党的时代新使命。建设中华民族现代文明，是我们在新时代新的文化使命，指明了社会主义现代化包括文化追求。“当高楼大厦在我国大地上遍地林立时，中华民族精神的大厦也应该巍然耸立。”[7]（P122）精神要跟上物质发展的步伐，决不能滞后于实践。建成社会主义现代化强国，实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦，文化软实力的提升至关重要。中国特色社会主义文化是引领方向的“精神之舵”，是针对当代中国问题开出的“精神补药”，在凝聚民族精神、推进高质量发展等方面发挥重要作用。因此，要实现人的自由而全面的发展，精神文明建设和物质文明建设都不可或缺，这就要求做到“两手抓，两手都要硬”。当前，以习近平同志为核心的党中央统筹推进“五位一体”总体布局，并将精神文明建设摆在越来越重要的位置。中华民族现代文明就是社会主义文化建设的现代表征与时代产物，诠释着社会主义现代化建设中对精神世界发展的高度重视，展现了中国共产党的人文关怀与历史担当。

A strong culture makes a strong nation; a thriving culture makes a thriving nation. In the process of sublating traditional culture, the Communist Party of China promotes the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture. On the basis of inheritance, it advances the modernization of culture to keep pace with the times, constantly seeks the all-round development of human beings, creates more outstanding civilizational achievements, and builds a socialist cultural power. Furthermore, Chinese Communists are also committed to promoting exchange and mutual learning among the cultures of all countries, drawing on each other’s strengths to make up for weaknesses in the course of exchange, and safeguarding the common values of all mankind. On the basis of inheriting fine traditional Chinese culture and articulating new content with the characteristics of the times, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation expresses the simple aspiration to achieve self-development by drawing on the achievements of world civilizations.

文化强则国强，文化兴则国兴。中国共产党在对传统文化的扬弃中推动中华优秀传统文化的创造性转化与创新性发展。在传承的基础上，实现文化的时代化、现代化，不断寻求人的全面发展，创造出更多优秀的文明成果，建设社会主义文化强国。此外，中国共产党人也致力于推动各国文化之间交流互鉴，在交流中取长补短，为实现全人类的共同价值保驾护航。中华民族现代文明在继承中华优秀传统文化、述说时代性新内容的基础上，表达着借鉴世界文明成就实现自身发展的朴素愿望。

The new mission of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation charts a bright future for young people and has a tremendous motivating effect on contemporary young students. Young people are the fresh force for building a modern socialist country, and university students in particular are the reserve force for realizing national rejuvenation. Therefore, the youth cohort must not only acquire knowledge and forge their own skills, but also temper their ideological character and form a stable and upward-looking worldview, outlook on life, and value system. University ideological and political courses are the main front for cultivating students’ moral character and strengthening their ideals and convictions, playing an important role in consolidating spiritual strength and correcting direction. University ideological and political courses should constantly enhance their effectiveness, pertinence, and contemporaneity, expand educational content, and enrich educational forms, so as to tell China’s story well, tell the story of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, constantly strengthen young people’s ideals and convictions, guide young people to move steadily and far, uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, forge ahead courageously, and strive unremittingly to build a modern socialist power and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

建设中华民族现代文明的新使命为青年擘画美好未来，对当代青年学生具有巨大激励作用。青年是建设社会主义现代化国家的生力军，大学生更是实现民族复兴的储备力量。因此，青年群体不仅要学好知识、锻造好自身本领，同时也要磨炼自己的思想品格，形成稳定、向上的世界观、人生观和价值观。高校思政课是培育学生德行、坚定学生理想信念的主阵地，发挥着凝魂聚力、匡正方向的重要作用。高校思政课应当不断增强其实效性、针对性、时代性，扩充教育内容、丰富教育形式，从而讲好中国故事、讲好中华民族现代文明，不断坚定青年的理想信念，引导青年行稳致远、守正创新、奋勇前行，不断为建设社会主义现代化强国、实现中华民族伟大复兴而奋发图强。

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The Inevitable Meaning: The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation as an Important Resource for Fostering Virtue and Nurturing Talent

必然之义：中华民族现代文明是立德树人的重要资源

University ideological and political courses and the building of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation share an intrinsic相通性 [affinity]. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well is the ought-to-be mission and inevitable requirement of university ideological and political courses. It is the proper meaning of promoting the study of the Party’s innovative theoretical achievements to a deeper level, consolidating the spiritual strength for comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and strengthening young people’s cultural confidence and achieving spiritual independence and self-reliance. Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the curriculum system of university ideological and political courses is of great significance for enhancing the effectiveness of education.

高校思政课与中华民族现代文明建设具有内生的相通性，讲好中华民族现代文明是高校思政课的应然使命与必然要求，是推动学习党的创新理论成果走向深入，凝聚全面建设社会主义现代化国家的精神伟力，坚定青年文化自信、实现精神独立自主的应有之义。将中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课课程体系，对提升育人成效具有重要意义。

1. Promoting the study of the Party’s innovative theoretical achievements to a deeper level. Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is an inevitable choice for advancing the integration of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and the Two Integrations [3]3 The Two Integrations (两个结合) refers to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of fine traditional Chinese culture. It was formally articulated as a guiding principle by Xi Jinping. into the classroom. Ideological and political courses must explain the Party’s innovative theories deeply, thoroughly, and vividly. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a new form of human civilization that has emerged and developed on the basis of the great practice of Chinese-path modernization. It contains the unique experience and wisdom of the Communist Party of China in revolution, construction, and reform, includes the spiritual core of the thousand-year inheritance of fine traditional Chinese culture, is a rich resource for socialist cultural-ethical progress, and is also an important guide for building a modern socialist power. University ideological and political courses play an important role in strengthening ideals and convictions, consolidating national consensus, and pooling constructive forces. They are an important front for the Party in the field of youth education, and should therefore update the latest theoretical achievements and beneficial experiences of the Party into the educational content. Therefore, teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses is an inevitable choice for implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and advancing the Two Integrations.

1. 推动学习党的创新理论成果走向深入。中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，是推动党的二十大精神与“两个结合”进课堂的必然选择。思政课要把党的创新理论讲深、讲透、讲活。中华民族现代文明是中国式现代化伟大实践基础上产生和发展的人类文明新形态，内蕴中国共产党在革命、建设、改革中的独特经验与智慧结晶，包含中华优秀传统文化千年传承的精神内核，是社会主义精神文明建设的丰富资源，也是建设社会主义现代化强国的重要指针。高校思政课具有坚定理想信念、凝聚民族共识、发挥建设合力的重要作用，是党在青年教育领域的重要阵地，理应将党的最新理论成果、有益经验总结更新至教育内容中。因此，高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，是贯彻落实党的二十大精神、推进“两个结合”的必然选择。

Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is an inevitable path for studying Xi Jinping’s cultural thought. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the latest achievement in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. It is a summary of the practical experience of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country in striving to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and it contains the ideological power to understand and transform the world. Xi Jinping’s cultural thought is the cultural chapter of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a key element of Xi Jinping’s cultural thought, and is the cornerstone for strengthening the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation, upholding openness and inclusiveness in cultural development, and adhering to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground in civilizational progress. At the same time, the continuous enrichment and development of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation will also form a constructive synergy, providing an inexhaustible spiritual force for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Therefore, integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is an inevitable choice for enhancing the contemporaneity of university ideological and political courses.

中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，是学习习近平文化思想的必然进路。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是马克思主义中国化时代化的最新成果，是以习近平同志为核心的党中央团结带领全国各族人民，为实现中华民族伟大复兴而努力奋斗的实践经验总结，蕴含着认识世界、改造世界的思想伟力。习近平文化思想是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的文化篇。建设中华民族现代文明是习近平文化思想的关键内容，是坚定中华民族文化自信，秉持文化发展开放包容，坚持文明进步守正创新的基石。同时，中华民族现代文明的不断丰富发展也将形成建设合力，为中华民族伟大复兴提供源源不断的精神力量。因此，中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，是提升高校思政课时代性的必然选择。

Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is an inevitable requirement for continuously advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation not only possesses the common features of modern world civilizations but also has a distinct Chinese style. It is a true portrayal of the enduring and brilliant fine traditional Chinese culture. To continuously open up new horizons in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, one must, first, uphold fundamental principles, and second, innovate. What Chinese Communists uphold is the “fundamental principles” of the basic tenets of Marxism; what they innovate is the “newness” that integrates with China’s historical and cultural lineage. The adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times requires us to tell China’s story well with a Chinese voice, summarize China’s experience well with Chinese reasoning, elevate China’s experience into Chinese theory, and achieve spiritual independence and self-reliance. [8]8 This sentence echoes a formulation from Xi Jinping’s speech at a symposium on cultural heritage in 2023, emphasizing the need to achieve spiritual independence and self-reliance through theoretical innovation rooted in Chinese experience. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a confirmation of the integration of the Marxist view of civilization with contemporary Chinese practice. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses will directly promote the development of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, and subsequently drive the modernization of the economy, politics, society, and ecological civilization. Therefore, teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses is an inevitable requirement for continuously advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and is the ought-to-be method for mobilizing the constructive synergy of the entire nation in contemporary China.

中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，是不断推进马克思主义中国化时代化的必然要求。中华民族现代文明既具有世界现代文明的共同特征，又具有鲜明的中国风格，是中华优秀传统文化历久弥新、熠熠生辉的真实写照。不断开创马克思主义中国化时代化新境界，一要守正，二要创新。中国共产党人守的是马克思主义基本原理的“正”，创的是与中国历史文脉相融合的“新”。马克思主义的中国化时代化要求我们用中国声音讲好中国故事，用中国道理总结好中国经验，把中国经验提升为中国理论，实现精神上的独立自主。[8]中华民族现代文明是马克思主义文明观与当代中国实践相互融合的确证。高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，将直接推动中国特色社会主义文化发展，继而推动经济、政治、社会、生态文明等方面的现代化。因此，高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，是不断推进马克思主义中国化时代化的必然要求，是当代中国调动全民族建设合力的应然方法。

2. Consolidating the spiritual strength for comprehensively building a modern socialist country. Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is conducive to consolidating the common ideological foundation for realizing socialist modernization. Building a modern socialist power is a solemn commitment made by the Communist Party of China to the people. However, a modern socialist power cannot be built easily, with beating drums and gongs. The path to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is inevitably fraught with many hardships and difficulties, and it is necessary to pool the collective strength of the people of all ethnic groups across the country and establish an ideological consensus of “exerting strength in the same direction.” The modern civilization of the Chinese nation continues the cultural characteristics of fine traditional Chinese culture, which is conducive to enhancing young students’ understanding of the social system and social essence, thereby strengthening cultural confidence and consolidating the common ideological foundation for building the motherland. University ideological and political courses bear the important responsibility of cultivating socialist builders and successors with correct political cognition and good moral conduct. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses is an important means of consolidating the common ideological foundation for building the motherland and realizing socialist modernization.

2. 凝聚全面建设社会主义现代化国家的精神伟力。中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，有利于凝聚实现社会主义现代化的共同思想基础。建设社会主义现代化强国是中国共产党向人民作出的庄严承诺。然而，社会主义现代化强国不是轻轻松松、敲锣打鼓就能建成的，实现中华民族伟大复兴的道路上必然面临着很多艰辛与困难，必须凝聚全国各族人民的共同力量，建立“劲往一处使”的思想共识。中华民族现代文明赓续了中华优秀传统文化的文化特质，有利于增强青年学生对社会制度、社会本质的了解，从而坚定文化自信，凝聚起建设祖国的共同思想基础。高校思政课承担着培养有正确政治认知、良好道德品行的社会主义建设者和接班人的重任，高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，是筑牢建设祖国、实现社会主义现代化共同思想基础的重要手段。

Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is the goal orientation for advancing the modernization of people and realizing the all-round development of human beings. In the process of Western modernization, capital holds absolute control. Under the logic of capital, human labor ultimately becomes a tool opposing human beings, and social polarization between rich and poor expands irreversibly, causing the great development of productive forces to run counter to human emancipation. Modernization is by no means Westernization, nor can it be Westernization; the core of modernization is the modernization of people. Chinese-path modernization comprehensively benchmarks the development of people, demonstrating a focus on human beings. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation, based on the practice of Chinese-path modernization, is also imbued with a humanistic color. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the civilizational support for the modernization of people, endowing the modernization of people with Chinese logic. Correspondingly, the goal of university ideological and political courses is to conduct ideological and political education for the university student cohort, strengthen their political stance, educate their moral character, enrich their spiritual level, and make their ideals and convictions more steadfast. This enables university students not only to increase their professional knowledge during their undergraduate studies but also to cultivate their moral character and establish a correct worldview, outlook on life, and value system. The ultimate goal also points to the free and all-round development of human beings.

中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，是推进人的现代化、实现人的全面发展的目标指向。在西方现代化进程中，资本具有绝对的掌控性，在资本的逻辑下，人的劳动最终成了反对人的工具，社会贫富分化不可逆转地扩大，从而使生产力的极大发展与人的解放背道而驰。现代化绝不是西方化，更不能是西方化，现代化的核心是人的现代化。中国式现代化全面对标人的发展，表现出对人的重视。以中国式现代化实践为基础的中华民族现代文明，也充满人学色彩。中华民族现代文明是人的现代化的文明依托，赋予人的现代化以中国逻辑。相应地，高校思政课的目标便是对大学生群体进行思想政治教育，坚定其政治立场、教化其德行品质，使其在精神层面更加充实、理想信念更加坚定，使大学生群体不仅在本科阶段实现专业知识的增长，同时实现德行品格的培育，确立正确的世界观、人生观、价值观，最终目标也指向人的自由而全面的发展。

Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into the teaching of university ideological and political courses is a requirement for building the talent force necessary to realize a powerful modern socialist country. The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC proposed “strengthening the talent support for modernization” [9]9 “The world as one family” (天下为家) is a classical Chinese ideal from the *Book of Rites* (《礼记》), referring to a state where the whole world is treated as a single household, emphasizing collective responsibility and public spirit. (p. 33). Talent is the foundation of national wealth, the great plan for national prosperity, and the basis of rejuvenation. High-quality socialist talent is the necessary foundation and important resource for building a powerful modern socialist country. Socialist modernization talent needs not only good scientific and cultural literacy but also good ideological and moral cultivation, a firm political direction, a grand historical vision, and an inclusive global perspective. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an important educational resource for building the socialist talent force. The elements of fine traditional Chinese culture within the modern civilization of the Chinese nation are an important component of cultivating historical confidence in the talent force. The actual practice of the Chinese nation within the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an important basis for strengthening the political direction of the talent force. University ideological and political courses are a crucial link in fostering virtue and nurturing people, systematically answering the fundamental educational questions of “what kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate them, and for whom to cultivate them,” and cultivating new generations of the era with a high degree of political consciousness for the cause of socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses is a necessary guarantee for cultivating a talent force that is more modern and comprehensive.

中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课教学，是实现社会主义现代化强国所必需的人才队伍建设的要求。党的二十大报告提出，“强化现代化建设人才支撑”[9]（P33）。人才是富国之本，是兴邦大计，是复兴之基。高质量的社会主义人才是建设社会主义现代化强国的必要基础与重要资源。社会主义现代化人才不仅需要具备良好的科学文化素养，也要具备良好的思想品德修养，有坚定的政治方向、宏伟的历史视野、包容的世界眼光。中华民族现代文明是建设社会主义人才队伍的重要教育资源。中华民族现代文明中的中华优秀传统文化要素是培养人才队伍历史自信的重要内容。中华民族现代文明中的中华民族现实实践是坚定人才队伍政治方向的重要依据。高校思政课是立德树人的重要环节，系统回答了高校“培养什么人、怎样培养人、为谁培养人”的教育的根本问题，为中国特色社会主义现代化建设事业培育具备高度政治自觉的时代新人。高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，是培养更具现代性、全面性的人才队伍的必要保障。

3. Strengthening youth cultural confidence and achieving spiritual independence and self-reliance. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well is the necessary path to enhancing youth cultural confidence and self-strengthening and to raising cultural soft power. Facing the changes unseen in a century, some incorrect social trends of thought have resurfaced with the help of the internet; erroneous trends such as money worship, hedonism, extreme individualism, and historical nihilism appear from time to time, and online public opinion is chaotic, seriously affecting people’s thinking and the social opinion environment. On the one hand, these social trends of thought impact the worldview, outlook on life, and values of young students. On the other hand, youth are the fresh force for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and an important force undertaking the building of a strong country, requiring firm ideals and beliefs and lofty moral sentiments. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a driving force for enhancing the cultural confidence and self-strengthening of the younger generation. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses means continuously raising the cultural confidence of the youth group, continuously strengthening their understanding and comprehension of Chinese civilization through the combination of theory and practice, and ultimately transforming it into a cultural consciousness to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, thereby assisting in advancing the process of socialist modernization.

3. 坚定青年文化自信，实现精神独立自主。讲好中华民族现代文明是增强青年文化自信自强、提升文化软实力的必由之路。面对世界百年未有之大变局，一些不正确的社会思潮借助网络沉渣泛起，拜金主义、享乐主义、极端个人主义和历史虚无主义等错误思潮不时出现，网络舆论乱象丛生，严重影响人们思想和社会舆论环境。一方面，这些社会思潮冲击着青年学生的世界观、人生观、价值观。另一方面，青年又是中华民族伟大复兴事业的生力军，是担当强国建设的重要力量，需要有坚定的理想信念与崇高的道德情怀。中华民族现代文明是增强青年一代文化自信自强的推动力量。高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，就是不断提升青年群体的文化自信，不断在理论与实践的结合中强化其对中华文明的认识与理解，最终转化成为中华民族伟大复兴而努力奋斗的文化自觉，助力推进社会主义现代化建设进程。

Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well is conducive to stimulating youth’s enthusiasm for participating in cultural construction and is a value pathway for enhancing cultural creativity and modernity. On the one hand, the concept of “the world as one family” (天下为家) [n9] contained within the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the historical origin of youth’s participation in the practice of cultural construction, possessing profound historical power. For youth, this means placing the national cause in the primary position and actively participating in socialist modernization. On the other hand, the historical experience concerning revolution, construction, and reform contained within the modern civilization of the Chinese nation also elucidates the truth that “practice yields genuine knowledge,” which is a Chinese-context interpretation of the Marxist view of practice, clarifying the internal logic of youth’s participation in the practice of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Therefore, teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses is an important pathway for mobilizing youth to participate in cultural construction and an effective method for unleashing youth’s creativity in cultural-ethical progress.

讲好中华民族现代文明有利于激发青年参与文化建设的积极性，是提升文化创造性和现代性的价值进路。一方面，中华民族现代文明中蕴含的“天下为家”的理念是青年参与文化建设实践的历史渊源，具有厚重的历史伟力。对青年来说，就是要将国家事业放在首要位置，积极参与社会主义现代化建设。另一方面，中华民族现代文明中蕴含的关于革命、建设、改革的历史经验也阐明了“实践出真知”的道理，是对马克思主义实践观的中国化诠释，阐明了青年参与中华民族伟大复兴实践的内在逻辑。因此，高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，是动员青年参与文化建设的重要路径，也是发挥青年在精神文明建设中创造性的有效方法。

Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well is conducive to achieving common prosperity in spiritual life and realizing spiritual independence and self-reliance. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that “promoting common prosperity and promoting the comprehensive development of people are highly unified” [10]10 Reference [9] in the original text: Xi Jinping, *Hold High the Great Banner of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive in Unity to Build a Modern Socialist Country in All Respects* (Beijing: People’s Publishing House, 2022), p. 33. (p. 505). We should continuously advance people’s free and comprehensive development and promote the coordinated development of material civilization and cultural-ethical progress. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation constructs the main force for common prosperity in spiritual life, forges a solid framework for common prosperity in spiritual life, and provides the endogenous driving force for common prosperity in spiritual life. Teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses means continuously promoting university students to enhance cultural confidence, strengthen ideals and beliefs, clarify the direction of progress, establish life goals, achieve spiritual independence and self-reliance, and assist in realizing the goal of common prosperity in spiritual life.

讲好中华民族现代文明有利于实现精神生活共同富裕，实现精神上的独立自主。习近平总书记强调，“促进共同富裕与促进人的全面发展是高度统一的”[10]（P505）。我们应当不断推进人的自由而全面的发展，推动物质文明和精神文明协调发展。中华民族现代文明构建了精神生活共同富裕的主体力量，筑牢了精神生活共同富裕的坚实架构，提供了精神生活共同富裕的内生动力。高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，就是不断推动大学生增强文化自信、坚定理想信念、明确前进方向、确立人生目标、实现精神独立自主，并助力精神生活共同富裕目标的实现。

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The Path of What Is: Methodological Choices for Teaching the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation in University Ideological and Political Courses

实然之路：高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明的方法选择

For university ideological and political courses to teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, deeply, and thoroughly, it is necessary to firmly grasp the direction of running the school, continuously refine the teaching content of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, enrich the forms of knowledge transmission, and continuously empower university ideological and political education with new technologies.

高校思政课要将中华民族现代文明讲好、讲深、讲透，就要把好办学方向，不断淬炼中华民族现代文明的教学内容，丰富知识传授形式，不断用新技术赋能高校思想政治教育。

1. Grasping the direction and clearly explaining the new meaning of the era of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Integrating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into university ideological and political courses requires consistently adhering to the socialist direction of running schools and continuously elucidating the new meaning of the era of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Cultivating socialist builders and successors and expanding the high-quality talent force requires us to uphold the leadership of the Party, uphold the socialist direction of running schools, and uphold the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a modern civilization that has grown out of the great practice of Chinese-path modernization. It shares common features with the modern civilizations of countries around the world while possessing distinct Chinese style and Chinese characteristics, and its most prominent manifestation is the directional and ideological character under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. For university ideological and political courses to teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, it is necessary to organically integrate the Party’s innovative theories and great practices into the teaching of university ideological and political courses, strengthening students’ determination to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

1. 把好方向，讲清中华民族现代文明的时代新意。中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课就要始终坚持社会主义办学方向，不断阐明中华民族现代文明的时代新意。培育社会主义建设者与接班人、壮大高素质人才队伍，要求我们坚持党的领导、坚持社会主义办学方向、坚持立德树人的根本任务。中华民族现代文明是在中国式现代化伟大实践中成长出来的现代文明，它既有世界各国现代文明的共同特征，又具有鲜明的中国风格与中国特色，而其最突出的表现就是中国共产党领导下的方向性与意识形态特征。高校思政课要讲好中华民族现代文明，就要将党的创新理论与伟大实践有机融入高校思政课教学，坚定学生为实现中华民族伟大复兴而努力奋斗的决心。

University ideological and political courses should encourage young students to develop the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the process of modernization. Practice is the source of theory and also the purpose and destination of theory. Chinese Communists have always attached importance to the role of practice, advocating that “practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.” As early as the period of the New Democratic Revolution, Mao Zedong wrote works such as *On Practice* and *On Contradiction*, promoting the style of seeking truth from facts and conducting investigation and practice within the Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that “reviewing the Party’s century-long history of struggle, the reason our Party has been able to achieve major accomplishments in various historical periods of revolution, construction, and reform” lies in “consistently adhering to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, and being realistic and pragmatic, enabling Marxism to radiate strong vitality in China and enabling the Party to master powerful truth force” [11]11 Reference [10] in the original text: Xi Jinping, *Excerpts from the Works of Xi Jinping*, vol. 4 (Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2023), p. 505.. Carrying forward the fine traditions of Chinese Communists and upholding the pragmatic style of integrating theory with practice are important goals of socialist education with Chinese characteristics and also important ideas for university ideological and political education. For university ideological and political courses to teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, it is necessary to inherit the fine traditions of Communists, explore the developmental logic of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation through investigation and research, and test and expand the spiritual qualities of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in practice.

高校思政课要鼓励青年学生在现代化建设进程中发展中华民族现代文明。实践是理论的来源，也是理论的目的归宿。中国共产党人历来重视实践的作用，主张“实践是检验真理的唯一标准”。早在新民主主义革命时期，毛泽东就写就了《实践论》《矛盾论》等著作，在党内发扬求真务实、调查实践的作风。习近平总书记指出，“回顾党的百年奋斗史，我们党之所以能够在革命、建设、改革各个历史时期取得重大成就”，在于“始终坚持解放思想、实事求是、与时俱进、求真务实，使马克思主义在中国焕发出强大生命力，使党掌握了强大的真理力量”[11]。赓续中国共产党人的优良传统、发扬理论联系实际的务实作风，是中国特色社会主义教育的重要目标，也是高校思想政治教育的重要思路。高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，就要继承共产党人的优良传统，在调查研究中探寻中华民族现代文明的发展逻辑，在实践中检验和扩展中华民族现代文明的精神品质。

Telling the Chinese story well, organically combining the inheritance and development of fine traditional Chinese culture with the university ideological and political course classroom. For university ideological and political courses to teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, they cannot remain at a single level; they must also straighten out the historical thread of cultural inheritance and development, making it more three-dimensional. University ideological and political courses should continuously explore the parts of fine traditional Chinese culture that connect with the modern educational goal of cultivating people, subtly integrating educational content into the hearts of the educational targets, making ideological and political education more pleasing to the ear, more deeply understood, and more deeply internalized, thereby enhancing the effectiveness, pertinence, and contemporaneity of university ideological and political courses and teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation more profoundly.

讲好中国故事，将中华优秀传统文化的传承、发展与高校思政课课堂有机结合起来。高校思政课要讲好中华民族现代文明，就不能停留在单一层面上，还要理顺文化传承发展的历史脉络，使其更加立体化。高校思政课应不断发掘中华优秀传统文化与现代化育人目标相承接的部分，将教育内容潜移默化融入教育对象内心，使思想政治教育更加入耳、入脑、入心，从而提升高校思政课实效性、针对性、时代性，更深入地讲好中华民族现代文明。

2. Refining content, teaching the new advantages of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation through comparison. Chinese-path modernization gives rise to the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, so it is necessary to explain clearly the common features that Chinese-path modernization shares with other modernizations, and to clarify the developmental logic of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. University ideological and political courses should update their teaching content in a timely manner, clarify the developmental laws and universal features of world civilizations, explain clearly the path-specific characteristics of the evolution of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and recognize the enormous driving role that the development of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation plays in the development of Chinese culture, in the advancement of Chinese-path modernization, in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and in the development of world civilizations, thereby inspiring the determination and fighting spirit of the youth cohort to unite and strive for the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the practice of modernization, the modern civilizations of many countries have already developed to a greater or lesser extent, and the developmental laws of modern civilization are increasingly recognized by the public. Modern civilization is a civilization of large-scale industrial development, characterized mainly by openness and enterprise, and it meets the demands of the modernization of productive forces. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an organic component of world civilization and must necessarily abide by the universal laws of civilizational development. Therefore, integrating world history into university ideological and political courses and imparting the universal laws of world civilizational development to the cohort of university students in the New Era is one of the keys to teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well.

2. 淬炼内容，在比较中讲好中华民族现代文明新优势。中国式现代化产生中华民族现代文明，因此要讲清中国式现代化与其他现代化具有的共同特征，明晰中华民族现代文明的发展逻辑。高校思政课应及时更新教学内容，明晰世界文明的发展规律与普遍特征，讲清中华民族现代文明演进的路径特点，认识中华民族现代文明发展对中华文化发展、对中国式现代化推进、对中华民族伟大复兴、对世界文明发展带来的巨大推动作用，激扬青年群体为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦而团结奋斗的决心与斗志。在现代化实践中，许多国家的现代文明已经或多或少得到了发展，而现代文明的发展规律也越来越被大众所认知。现代文明是工业化大发展的文明，以开放进取为主要特征，并符合生产力现代化的需求。中华民族现代文明是世界文明的有机组成部分，必然遵守文明发展的普遍规律。因此，将世界历史融入高校思政课中，将世界文明发展的普遍规律传授给新时代大学生群体，是讲好中华民族现代文明的关键之一。

Furthermore, only by clarifying the developmental path of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation can the consensus and strength of the youth be consolidated. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a part of the world system of modern civilization and is one of the contemporary cultural practices of world history. To teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, it is necessary to clarify the historical node at which the modern civilization of the Chinese nation currently stands, to locate its temporal-spatial sequence in the civilizational process, so as to better organize historical experience and clarify the future direction. University ideological and political courses, through teaching and discussing China’s contemporary national conditions, using Marxist theory of social formations for analysis and research, clarify the historical stage in which the modern civilization of the Chinese nation finds itself, consolidate the youth’s passion for struggle, and strengthen their determination to study hard and shoulder heavy responsibilities for the great cause of the motherland’s rejuvenation and the cause of human progress.

此外，只有厘清中华民族现代文明的发展道路，才能凝聚青年的共识与力量。中华民族现代文明是世界现代文明体系的一部分，是世界历史的当代文化实践构成之一。讲好中华民族现代文明，需要厘清当前中华民族现代文明所处的历史节点，定位其在文明进程中所处的时空序列，从而更好地整理历史经验、明确未来路向。高校思政课通过讲授与探讨中国当代国情，利用马克思主义社会形态理论进行分析与研究，明晰中华民族现代文明所处的历史阶段，凝聚青年的奋斗激情，坚定其为祖国复兴大业、人类进步事业努力学习、担当重任的决心。

3. Enriching forms, promoting the new cultural mission to enter the mind and heart. To promote the integration of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation into university ideological and political courses, it is necessary to use modern teaching methods to enhance students’ cultural confidence and cultural consciousness. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a modernized Chinese civilization; to teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well, modern methods are needed, using technology to empower cultural innovation and civilizational development. Therefore, modern teaching methods are an important vehicle for teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well. University ideological and political courses have already made considerable progress in virtual teaching and online teaching, significantly raising the teaching level and effectiveness of ideological and political courses, and effectively promoting students’ sense of participation and sense of gain.

3. 丰富形式，推进文化新使命入脑入心。推动中华民族现代文明融入高校思政课，要运用现代化的教学手段，增强学生的文化自信与文化自觉。中华民族现代文明是现代化的中华文明，讲好中华民族现代文明，需要采用现代化的手段，以科技赋能文化创新与文明发展。因此，现代化的教学手段是讲好中华民族现代文明的重要载体。高校思政课已经在虚拟教学和线上教学方面取得了长足的进步，大幅提升了思政课教学水平与教学成效，有效推动学生参与感、获得感的提升。

Furthermore, practical classrooms should be promoted to incorporate more new modern content, enhancing understanding of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation through rich and varied forms of practice. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation has a prominent practicality; it originates from the great practice of Chinese-path modernization. Therefore, teaching the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses cannot be separated from the firsthand experience of the practical classroom. By incorporating more new modern content into the practical classroom, allowing students to personally experience the development of the motherland in the practical classroom of ideological and political courses, to experience the tangible improvements that Chinese-path modernization brings to politics, the economy, culture, society, and ecology, and to experience the concrete manifestations of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the New Era, it is possible to better help students enhance their understanding of the great practice of Chinese-path modernization, thereby enabling them to better devote themselves to the practice of the motherland’s modernization.

此外，还应推进实践课堂融入更多现代化新内容，在丰富多彩的实践形式中增进对中华民族现代文明的理解。中华民族现代文明有突出的实践性，其来源于中国式现代化的伟大实践。因此，高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，离不开实践课堂的亲身体验。在实践课堂中融入更多现代化新内容，让学生在思政课实践课堂中去亲身感受祖国的发展、感受中国式现代化对政治、经济、文化、社会、生态带来的切实改善，感受中华民族现代文明在新时代的具体表征，就可以更好地帮助学生增进对中国式现代化伟大实践的理解，从而更好地投入祖国现代化建设的实践。

4. Technological empowerment, making good use of new media to teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. To teach the modern civilization of the Chinese nation well in university ideological and political courses, technology should be used to empower ideological and political education, and new media should be used well to enhance the timeliness and shareability of ideological and political education. New media are new media forms that rely on new technological systems, mainly disseminated through the internet, characterized by wide dissemination range, fast dissemination speed, and low dissemination cost. Internet social platforms, online learning platforms, and other internet derivatives can all be included within the category of new media. Daily ideological and political education using new media as a medium is an important supplement to classroom learning in university ideological and political courses.

4. 技术赋能，善用新媒体讲好中华民族现代文明。高校思政课讲好中华民族现代文明，要用技术赋能思想政治教育，善用新媒体增强思想政治教育的时效性和共享性。新媒体是依托新技术体系而产生的媒体新形态，主要通过网络进行传播，具有传播范围广、传播速度快、传播成本低等特点，网络社交平台、网络学习平台等网络衍生物都可以被纳入新媒体的范畴之中。以新媒体作为媒介的日常思想政治教育是高校思政课课堂学习的重要补充。

New media expands the time and space of university ideological and political courses, enabling ideological and political education to be conducted in more diverse spaces and freer time. University ideological and political course teachers can interpret the modern civilization of the Chinese nation through social media, and record courses related to the modern civilization of the Chinese nation to be shared as MOOC resources. At the same time, ideological and political course teachers and students can use new media to collect examples of modern civilization construction from countries around the world, enriching the teaching cases on the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in university ideological and political courses.

新媒体拓展了思政课高校思政课的时间与空间，使其能够在更多元的空间、更自由的时间里进行思想政治教育。高校思政课教师可以通过社交媒体对中华民族现代文明进行解读，并录制中华民族现代文明相关课程，作为慕课资源进行共享。同时，思政课教师与学生可以利用新媒体搜集世界各国现代文明建设实例，丰富高校思政课关于中华民族现代文明部分的教学案例。

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The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC points out: “Education is a great plan for the country and a great plan for the Party. What kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate them, and for whom to cultivate them are the fundamental issues of education. The foundation of educating people lies in establishing virtue.” [12]12 Reference [11] in the original text: Xi Jinping, “Speech at the Conference Celebrating the Centenary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China,” *People’s Daily*, July 2, 2021. (P34) Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the cause of talent, especially the cultivation of high-quality talent, promoting the reform and innovation of university ideological and political courses, striving to accelerate the realization of educational modernization, and cultivating pillars of talent with both moral integrity and professional competence for the cause of socialist construction. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an important material for university ideological and political courses to keep pace with the times. On the basis of grasping the ought, the must, and the is of its integration into university ideological and political courses, ideological and political course teachers should continuously enhance the effectiveness of university ideological and political courses, laying a solid youth foundation for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

党的二十大报告指出：“教育是国之大计、党之大计。培养什么人、怎样培养人、为谁培养人是教育的根本问题。育人的根本在于立德。”[12]（P34）新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央高度重视人才事业，尤其是高素质人才的培养工作，推动高校思政课改革创新，力争加快实现教育现代化，为社会主义建设事业培养德才兼备的栋梁之材。中华民族现代文明是高校思政课与时俱进的重要素材，思政课教师应在把握其融入高校思政课的应然、必然与实然的基础上，不断提升高校思政课的效能，为实现中华民族伟大复兴奠定坚实的青年基础。

(Author bios: Qi Weiping, tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at East China Normal University; Bai Jinyan, researcher at the Research Center for Intra-Party Regulations, East China Normal University.)

（作者简介：齐卫平，华东师范大学终身教授、博士生导师；白金艳，华东师范大学党内法规研究中心研究员。）

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