Carry Forward the Yan’an Work Style, Cultivate Fine Party Conduct

The work style of the Party is the image of the Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Back in the Yan’an period, Comrade Mao Zedong and other veteran revolutionaries lived in cave dwellings, ate coarse grain, wore plain cloth, and defeated the ‘Xi’an work style’ with the ‘Yan’an work style.’ All Party comrades must carry forward and develop well the glorious traditions and fine work styles left by the veteran revolutionaries and Communists.” During the Yan’an period, our Party attached great importance to work style building, focused on strengthening discipline education, and cultivated and formed fine work styles such as integrating theory with practice, maintaining close ties with the masses, and practicing criticism and self-criticism. The Yan’an work style is the external manifestation of the Yan’an spirit and the concentrated embodiment of the revolutionary spirit and fine traditions formed by the Party during the Yan’an period. At present, the whole Party is carrying out education and study on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations [1]1 The Eight-Point Regulations: a set of rules on austerity and work style issued by the CPC Central Committee in December 2012, aimed at curbing bureaucracy, extravagance, and formalism among Party officials.. We must draw nourishment and strength from the Yan’an work style, further consolidate the ideological foundation, deepen the sentiment of serving the people, tighten discipline and work style, and temper the spirit of struggle. With a fine Party conduct, we shall unite the Party’s heart and the people’s heart, guide social and public conduct, and provide a strong guarantee with new achievements in work style building for comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese-path modernization.

党的作风就是党的形象。习近平总书记指出，“当年毛泽东同志等老一辈革命家在延安，住窑洞、吃粗粮、穿布衣，用‘延安作风’打败了‘西安作风’。全党同志要把老一辈革命家和共产党人留下的光荣传统和优良作风传承好发扬好”。延安时期，我们党高度重视作风建设，注重加强纪律教育，培育并形成了理论联系实际、密切联系群众、批评和自我批评等优良作风。延安作风是延安精神的外在表现，是党在延安时期形成的革命精神和优良传统的集中体现。当前，全党正在开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，我们要从延安作风中汲取滋养和力量，进一步筑牢思想根基，厚植为民情怀，严实纪律作风，砥砺奋斗精神，以优良党风凝聚党心民心、引领社风民风，以作风建设新成效为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业提供有力保障。

Consolidate the ideological foundation, strengthen faith, enhance conviction

筑牢思想根基，强信仰、增信念

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “The issue of work style is essentially an issue of Party spirit. To grasp work style building, we must return to the basics, consolidate the foundation and cultivate the root, with emphasis on firming up ideals and convictions, practicing the fundamental purpose, and strengthening moral cultivation.” The Yan’an work style contains the nature, purpose, political character, and spiritual traits of a Marxist political party, and carries the consistent value pursuit of the Communist Party of China. Looking back at the Yan’an period, Mao Zedong entertained Chen Jiageng [2]2 Chen Jiageng (1874–1961): a prominent overseas Chinese businessman and philanthropist from Singapore who visited Yan’an in 1940 and was deeply impressed by the austerity and dedication of the Communist leadership. with simple peasant meals outside the cave dwelling in Yangjialing, and Zhou Enlai took the lead in learning to spin thread during the Great Production Movement [3]3 The Great Production Movement: a large-scale campaign launched by the CPC in the Yan’an base area in the early 1940s to achieve economic self-sufficiency through agriculture, industry, and handicrafts, in response to the Nationalist blockade., fully demonstrating the lofty spiritual demeanor of the veteran revolutionaries. To carry forward the Yan’an work style is to uphold the political integrity of being strict in private matters and just in public affairs, always adhere to the principle of Party spirit, discard selfish thoughts and distractions, and act with public-mindedness; to uphold the clear orientation of eliminating the turbid and promoting the clear, promote healthy tendencies, resist unhealthy practices, and maintain clean and honest governance; to uphold the practical character of knowing responsibility and bearing responsibility, bravely take on tasks and actively act when facing difficulties and challenges; to uphold the childlike heart that cares for every detail of the people’s concerns, keep in mind the fundamental purpose of serving the people, care about the people’s hardships, and maintain flesh-and-blood ties with the people at all times. On the new journey of the New Era, Party members and cadres must transform the spiritual strength contained in the Yan’an work style into inner faith and conscious action, achieving firm stance and clear-cut position on major issues of principle, upholding the bottom line and being clean and honest in the face of interest temptations, maintaining composure and calmly responding in complex environments, and continuously consolidating the ideological foundation and cultivating fine work style by inheriting the red genes.

习近平总书记指出：“作风问题本质上是党性问题。抓作风建设，就要返璞归真、固本培元，重点突出坚定理想信念、践行根本宗旨、加强道德修养。”延安作风蕴含着马克思主义政党的性质宗旨、政治本色和精神特质，承载着中国共产党一以贯之的价值追求。回溯延安时期，毛泽东在杨家岭窑洞外用简单的农家饭宴请陈嘉庚，周恩来在大生产运动中带头学习纺线等，充分彰显了老一辈革命家的崇高精神风范。弘扬延安作风，就是要秉持严私守公的政治操守，时刻坚持党性原则，摒弃私心杂念，以公心立行；秉持激浊扬清的鲜明导向，弘扬正气、抵制歪风，保持清正廉洁；秉持知责担责的实践品格，在面对困难挑战时勇于担当、积极作为；秉持枝叶关情的赤子情怀，牢记为人民服务的根本宗旨，关心群众疾苦，与人民群众时刻保持血肉联系。新时代新征程，党员干部要把延安作风中蕴含的精神力量转化为内心信仰和行动自觉，做到在大是大非面前立场坚定、旗帜鲜明，在利益诱惑面前坚守底线、清正廉洁，在复杂环境面前保持定力、从容应对，不断在传承红色基因中筑牢思想根基、培塑优良作风。

Deepen the sentiment of serving the people, solve their worries, gather their hearts

厚植为民情怀，解民忧、聚民心

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “During the Yan’an period, the Party put forward the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and wrote it into the Party Constitution, emphasizing that the Communist Party ‘this contingent is entirely for the liberation of the people and works completely in the interests of the people,’ requiring Party cadres to ‘sit squarely on the side of the common people,’ forming a vivid situation of ‘seeing only public servants, not officials.’” During the Yan’an period, the reason the Communist Party of China was able to win the heartfelt support of the people in extremely arduous circumstances was precisely because it was always flesh-and-blood connected and shared weal and woe with the people, always breathed the same breath, shared the same destiny, and was heart-to-heart with the people. In September 1944, Mao Zedong delivered the speech “Serve the People” at the memorial meeting for Zhang Side [4]4 Zhang Side (1915–1944): a soldier in the Communist revolutionary army who died while burning charcoal in a kiln; Mao Zedong’s eulogy for him, “Serve the People,” became a classic text of CPC ideology., pointing out that the Communist Party and the revolutionary contingent led by it “work completely in the interests of the people.” To carry forward the Yan’an work style is to always place the people in the highest position in our hearts, adhere to the original aspiration and founding mission of seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation, and take the people’s interests as the starting point and落脚点 [5]5 落脚点 (luòjiǎo diǎn): literally “point where the foot lands”; in political discourse, it means the ultimate goal or end point of a policy or action. of all work; always adhere to the people’s standpoint, gather the people’s strength, maintain the flesh-and-blood ties between the Party and the masses, effectively turn the implementation of the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations into conscious action, and win the people’s trust and support with a fine work style; always consciously listen to the people’s voices, respond to the people’s expectations with a strong sense of responsibility, improve people’s well-being in solving the people’s urgent, difficult, and anxious problems, demonstrate institutional advantages in promoting common prosperity, and ensure that all Party work always conforms to the people’s will and serves the people’s interests. On the new journey of the New Era, Party members and cadres must internalize the promotion of the Yan’an work style into a sincere and profound sentiment for the people, externalize it into vivid practice of serving the people, gather the mighty force of the broad masses of people united as one, and jointly compose the magnificent chapter of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

习近平总书记指出：“延安时期，党提出全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨并写入党章，强调共产党‘这个队伍完全是为着解放人民的，是彻底地为人民的利益工作的’，要求党的干部‘把屁股端端地坐在老百姓的这一面’，形成了‘只见公仆不见官’的生动局面。”延安时期，中国共产党之所以能在艰苦卓绝的环境中赢得人民群众的衷心拥护，就在于始终与人民血肉相连、休戚与共，始终同人民同呼吸、共命运、心连心。1944年9月，毛泽东在张思德追悼会上发表《为人民服务》演说，指出共产党和共产党所领导的革命队伍“是彻底地为人民的利益工作的”。弘扬延安作风，就是要始终把人民放在心中最高位置，坚守为人民谋幸福、为民族谋复兴的初心使命，把人民的利益作为一切工作的出发点和落脚点；始终坚守人民立场，凝聚人民力量，保持党同人民群众的血肉联系，切实把落实中央八项规定精神化作自觉行动，以优良作风赢得人民群众的信任和支持；始终自觉倾听人民呼声，以强烈的责任担当回应人民期待，在解决群众急难愁盼问题中增进民生福祉，在推动共同富裕中彰显制度优势，使党的各项工作始终顺应人民意愿、符合人民利益。新时代新征程，党员干部要将弘扬延安作风内化为真挚深厚的为民情怀，外化为服务人民的生动实践，凝聚起广大人民群众同心同德的磅礴力量，共同谱写强国建设、民族复兴的壮丽篇章。

Tighten discipline and work style, know reverence, foster uprightness

严实纪律作风，知敬畏、树正气

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Resolutely implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, rectify work style with strict discipline, and enrich the effective ways of self-revolution.” Strict discipline and fine work style are the glorious traditions and unique advantages of our Party, and important guarantees for the Party to always maintain its advanced nature and purity. The Yan’an work style embodies the political courage of the Communist Party of China to turn inward and discard the old for the new, and demonstrates the Party governance strategy of correcting behavior with fine work style and regulating power with discipline constraints. To carry forward the Yan’an work style is to revisit laws and regulations such as the “Draft General Rules of Political Affairs of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region,” the “Interim Regulations of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region on Punishing Corruption,” and the “Convention for Government Affairs Personnel of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region,” combined with typical cases such as the corruption and degeneration of Xiao Yubi [6]6 Xiao Yubi (1916–1942): a former Red Army hero who became a corrupt official in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and was executed after a high-profile trial, used as a cautionary case in Party discipline education., to further enhance the consciousness and firmness of Party members and cadres in observing rules and discipline; to take discipline building as the fundamental strategy for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, temper the political character of Party members and cadres to be loyal, clean, and responsible, and make strict adherence to discipline and rules a political consciousness for meeting major tests and shouldering responsibilities. On the new journey of the New Era, Party members and cadres must absorb and draw on the Party governance wisdom contained in the Yan’an work style, truly transform the reverence for discipline and rules into a powerful driving force for undertaking work and starting businesses, achieve having the Party in mind to understand great virtues, having responsibility in mind to uphold public virtues, having restraint in mind to be strict in private virtues, and truly achieve fair use of power, law-based use of power, use of power for the people, and clean use of power.

习近平总书记指出：“坚决落实中央八项规定精神、以严明纪律整饬作风，丰富自我革命有效途径。”纪律严明、作风优良是我们党的光荣传统和独特优势，是党始终保持先进性和纯洁性的重要保障。延安作风体现了中国共产党刀刃向内、革故鼎新的政治勇气，彰显了以优良作风匡正行为、以纪律约束规范权力的治党方略。弘扬延安作风，就是要重温《陕甘宁边区政纪总则草案》《陕甘宁边区惩治贪污暂行条例》《陕甘宁边区政务人员公约》等法规制度，结合肖玉璧贪污腐化等典型案例，进一步提高党员干部遵规守纪的自觉性和坚定性；要把纪律建设作为全面从严治党的治本之策，锤炼党员干部忠诚干净担当的政治品格，使严守纪律规矩成为应对重大考验、扛起责任担当的政治自觉。新时代新征程，党员干部要吸收借鉴延安作风中蕴含的治党智慧，真正把对纪律规矩的敬畏之心转化为干事创业的强大动力，做到心中有党明大德、心中有责守公德、心中有戒严私德，真正做到公正用权、依法用权、为民用权、廉洁用权。

Temper the spirit of struggle, be brave in taking responsibility, good at acting

砥砺奋斗精神，勇担当、善作为

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Encourage Party members and cadres to face difficulties and take the initiative to act, establish and practice a correct outlook on political performance. Conscientiously carry out education and study on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, and create a new situation of high-quality development with new achievements in work style building.” During the Yan’an period, facing the enemy’s military encirclement and economic blockade, the Communist Party of China launched a vigorous Great Production Movement, giving rise to a number of labor models such as Zhao Zhankui and Hao Shucai [7]7 Zhao Zhankui (1896–1973) and Hao Shucai (1909–1986): labor heroes during the Great Production Movement, celebrated for their hard work and productivity in industrial and agricultural production respectively., which laid a solid economic foundation for winning the War of Resistance against Japan and the victory of the new-democratic revolution nationwide. To carry forward the Yan’an work style is to face difficulties without shirking, face pressure without flinching, with an uplifting mental state and tenacious will to overcome difficulties, and bravely shoulder heavy burdens in the missions entrusted by the times; to unswervingly work hard with a strong sense of responsibility and mission, strictly implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations and its implementation rules, resolutely discard formalism and bureaucracy, and demonstrate the political character of forever maintaining the Communist’s clean and honest, practical and responsible nature in promoting the development of the Party and the country’s cause; to keep pace with the times, carry forward the spirit of seeking truth from facts and doing solid work, temper solid skills in practice, be good at both planning the overall situation and grasping specific matters, both follow the laws and dare to be the first, cultivate opportunities in crises and open up new prospects amidst changes. On the new journey of the New Era, Party members and cadres must promote the implementation of all decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee with a solid and excellent work style, truly transform the promotion of the Yan’an work style into concrete results in serving the masses and promoting development, and paint a picture of the times worthy of the Party and the people with practical actions and responsibility.

习近平总书记指出：“鼓励党员干部迎难而上、主动作为，树立和践行正确政绩观。认真开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，以作风建设新成效开创高质量发展新局面。”延安时期，面对敌人军事包围和经济封锁，中国共产党发动了轰轰烈烈的大生产运动，涌现出赵占魁、郝树才等一批劳动模范，为争取抗战的胜利和新民主主义革命在全国的胜利奠定了坚实的经济基础。弘扬延安作风，就是要以昂扬向上的精神状态和攻坚克难的顽强意志，面对困难不推诿，面对压力不退缩，在时代赋予的使命任务中勇挑重担；要以强烈的责任感和使命感矢志不渝艰苦奋斗，严格落实中央八项规定及其实施细则精神，坚决摒弃形式主义、官僚主义，在推动党和国家事业发展中彰显永葆共产党人清正廉洁、实干担当的政治本色；要紧跟时代步伐，发扬求真务实、真抓实干精神，在实践中锤炼过硬本领，既善谋全局又善抓具体，既遵循规律又敢为人先，在危机中育先机、于变局中开新局。新时代新征程，党员干部要以扎实过硬的工作作风推动党中央各项决策部署落地生根，真正把弘扬延安作风转化为服务群众、推动发展的具体成效，用实干担当绘就无愧于党和人民的时代答卷。

[Author affiliations: School of Marxism, Xi’an Jiaotong University; Department of Party Building Research, Party School of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the CPC (Shaanxi Academy of Governance), Institute of Party Building]

[作者单位：西安交通大学马克思主义学院；陕西省委党校（陕西行政学院）党的建设教研部、党的建设研究院]

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