Xinhua Review ｜ Promoting the Coordinated Development of Material Civilization and Spiritual Civilization —— The second review of the series of in-depth study and implementation of the supreme leader’
On January 21, 2024, tourists took photos in the central square of Yuyuan Mall. On the same day, the 2024 Shanghai Yuyuan Folk Art Lantern Festival was officially lit. This year’s Yuyuan Lantern Festival will continue to write "Stories about the Wonders of Mountains and Seas", with the theme of "Sea Classics". The dragon lanterns of the zodiac, the underwater world, the dancing of fish, and the fantasy fairyland will make tourists welcome the Year of the Loong’s New Year in the dazzling national wind dreamland. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying photo
Promoting the coordinated development of material civilization and spiritual civilization is the essential feature of upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation requires great development of material civilization and spiritual civilization.
To thoroughly study and implement the cultural thought of the supreme leader, we should accurately grasp the dialectical relationship between material civilization and spiritual civilization, consolidate the material conditions for the people’s happy life, constantly enrich the people’s spiritual world, conserve the national spiritual strength, and strive to write a new chapter in Chinese modernization.
"Material wealth and spiritual wealth are the fundamental requirements of socialist modernization"
From the explosion of "Erbin" to the continuous "innovation" of online celebrity cities, from "Meng Wa Da Chuan Men" to the North-South Grand Gala … … At the beginning of 2024, the rising consumption of cultural tourism has raised the temperature of economic development, showing the world a new atmosphere of Chinese modernization.
"Chinese-style modernization is a modernization in which material civilization and spiritual civilization are coordinated." General Secretary of the Supreme Leader clearly pointed out in the Party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress that material wealth and spiritual wealth are the fundamental requirements of socialist modernization.
In promoting modernization, we not only emphasize liberating and developing social productive forces and promoting sustained and rapid economic growth, but also believe that spiritual civilization is the proper meaning of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s topic. The development of a single material civilization without spiritual civilization and progress is not a real socialist modernization and does not meet the requirements of all-round social progress.
On June 6, 2023, tourists took photos in front of Bagong House in Hankou Historic District, Wuhan. With the promotion of the urban renewal project of the old city reconstruction in Hankou historical scenic area, the old buildings in the scenic area have been repaired and transformed, integrated into modern life and rejuvenated. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhizun photo
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has attached great importance to the construction of spiritual civilization, and repeatedly stressed the insistence on "grasping with both hands and being hard with both hands", pointing out that "when high-rise buildings are everywhere in our country, the building of Chinese national spirit should also stand tall". The CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core puts spiritual civilization construction in an important position to promote the overall layout of the "five in one" and the coordinated promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, and push the construction of material civilization and spiritual civilization to a higher level.
Confident in China, the belief in winning is more firm — — Winning the biggest battle against poverty in human history, more than 1.4 billion people have entered a well-off life in an all-round way, and the two wonderful chapters of material civilization and spiritual civilization have been written simultaneously, which has greatly stimulated national self-confidence and pride. The great energy accumulated by the people of China in the course of history has fully exploded, giving off an unprecedented spirit of historical initiative and creation.
Self-strengthening China, the spirit of struggle is more high — — While becoming the world’s second largest economy, the largest industrial country and the largest commodity trading country, it has built the world’s largest education system and social security system and become one of the most secure countries. In the magnificent picture of national development "to the broad masses", the happiness coordinates of everyone are outlined, and the majestic power of Chinese children to forge ahead and forge ahead in unity is condensed.
The great achievements created by the Party under the leadership of the people over the past 100 years, the leap-forward development achieved in the reform and opening-up over the past 40 years, and the historic changes in the new era over the past 10 years have fully proved that the development of the two civilizations is mutually conditional, mutually reinforcing and cannot be neglected.
As General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Only when the construction of material and spiritual civilization is well done, the material and spiritual strength of the country is enhanced, and the material and spiritual lives of the people of all ethnic groups in the country are improved, can the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics move forward smoothly."
Correctly handle the relationship between material civilization and spiritual civilization from a dialectical, comprehensive and balanced point of view.
On the one hand, the ancient streets and lanes of more than 2,500 years are completely preserved, and on the other hand, modern enterprises aiming at the forefront of science and technology are busy day and night.
"There is not only the inheritance of history and culture, but also high-tech innovation and high-quality development, which represents the future development direction". On July 6, 2023, when inspecting the historical and cultural blocks in Pingjiang, Suzhou, the words of the Supreme Leader General Secretary were profound.
Marxism holds that material civilization and spiritual civilization are closely linked, mutually influenced and mutually conditioned, and unified in people’s specific practical activities.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to "correctly handle the relationship between material civilization and spiritual civilization from a dialectical, comprehensive and balanced point of view". In the process of promoting modernization, the major principle of coordinating material civilization and spiritual civilization must be carried out throughout.
On November 28th, 2023, the audience visited "Discover Dunhuang — — Dunhuang art scene special exhibition ". The special exhibition is divided into three parts in chronological order: "Discover Dunhuang", "Protect Dunhuang" and "Inherit Dunhuang", which reproduces the beauty of Dunhuang for thousands of years with digital art. Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fanyue photo
The material foundation "sets the stage" and the spiritual culture "sings". The development of material civilization provides a solid foundation for the development of spiritual civilization — —
Looking at the vast China, the construction of public cultural facilities carrying spiritual civilization has been accelerated. Over 3,300 public libraries and over 10,000 cultural centers and museums have been built nationwide. At present, all public libraries, cultural centers, art galleries, comprehensive cultural stations and more than 90% museums have been opened free of charge.
Development is the basis and prerequisite for solving all problems. Without the material foundation accumulated by the development of New China for more than 70 years, and the solid strength laid by the world’s second largest economy, there would be no spiritual halls of the people standing tall, and the construction of spiritual civilization would become a passive water and a tree without roots.
Demand pulls supply and stimulates cultural vitality. The diversified development of economy puts forward higher requirements for the construction of spiritual civilization — —
A new space for performing arts has sprung up, a new cross-border gameplay has led the trend, and a batch of new artistic works have been staged in turn … … The cultural supply of "fancy" innovation constantly meets people’s more spiritual needs. In 2023, the number of commercial performances and income in Beijing and other places reached record highs.
"granary knows etiquette, food and clothing know honor and disgrace." From "is there" to "is it good", people pay more attention to spiritual and cultural life, put forward new and higher requirements for cultural construction, and the characteristics of high-quality and personalized cultural demand are more obvious.
Cultural "soft power" provides "hard support". Develop with spiritual civilization and enhance the intrinsic kinetic energy of material civilization construction — —
Draw strength from The Awakeing Age, The Battle at Lake Changjin, Minning Town and other film and television dramas, and inspire lofty sentiments with artistic creations such as "Piloting" and "We Walk on the Road" … … Groups of outstanding cultural works have produced good economic effects, and at the same time, they have condensed a powerful spiritual force to forge ahead in a new journey.
Establish a heart with literature and promote industry with literature. Accelerating the construction of high-level culture and the supply of high-quality culture will accelerate the release of consumption potential, expand the space for economic growth, further enhance the centripetal force and creativity of the whole nation, and provide powerful kinetic energy for us to overcome all difficulties on the way forward.
"National prosperity and national rejuvenation need the accumulation of material civilization and the sublimation of spiritual civilization."
To open a new world of career development, we need to take material as the basis and spirit as the guide.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out, "Today, China is in a critical period to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. National prosperity and national rejuvenation need the accumulation of material civilization and the sublimation of spiritual civilization". To build a socialist modern country in an all-round way, we must make greater determination and efforts to promote the mutual promotion and coordinated development of the "two civilizations."
Adhere to both hands and be hard, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation — —
Open the outline of the Tenth Five-Year Plan and look forward to the main goals of future economic and social development, with "new achievements in economic development" and "new steps in reform and opening up" at the forefront, followed by "new improvement in social civilization".
The closer we get to the goal, the more arduous and arduous efforts we need to be prepared to make, and the more we need to strengthen the people’s strength and inspire the national spirit.
We must persist in taking high-quality development as the last word in the new era and continue to consolidate the material foundation of national rejuvenation; At the same time, we will build a spiritual home shared by the Chinese nation and provide a more active and powerful spiritual force for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with cultural prosperity.
On June 22, 2023, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, villagers rowed dragon boats at the Jiangcun Dragon Boat Festival in Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park, a traditional festival in China. Jiangcun Dragon Boat Festival was listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi photo
Adhere to both hands, both hands hard, and vigorously promote the construction of a socialist modernization power — —
Strengthen "hard power" and build a manufacturing power, a quality power, a trading power, a space power, a transportation power and an agricultural power; Focus on "soft power" and build a powerful country in education, culture, network and sports … … Looking forward to 2035, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has clearly defined a series of goals, outlining a beautiful picture of modernization in which material civilization and spiritual civilization are coordinated.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a great cause of all-round development and progress.
The mission of the new era and new journey requires us to comprehensively enhance our economic strength, scientific and technological strength and comprehensive national strength. At the same time, we regard cultural construction as an important content and support for building a socialist modern power in an all-round way, and provide ideological guarantee, public opinion support, spiritual motivation and cultural conditions for realizing the goal of the second century.
Adhere to both hands and be hard, and constantly meet the needs of the people for a better life — —
Building a "quarter-hour convenient life circle" to enrich people’s basic necessities and implement the "Strong Foundation Project" — — The Implementation Plan of the Action of Literature and Art to Help Grassroots Spiritual Civilization Construction (2023-2025) encourages grassroots sports such as "Village BA", "Village Super" and "Village Pai" to be widely carried out … …
In order to meet the people’s new expectation of improving the quality of life and moving towards common prosperity, we must continuously enhance and improve people’s well-being, provide the people with diversified, multi-level and multi-faceted spiritual and cultural needs, and promote the all-round enrichment of things and the all-round development of people.
"We will continue to improve people’s material and spiritual living standards, so that every family can have enough food and clothing, and everyone can know the etiquette and honor." This is a beautiful life that people yearn for and a solemn commitment of communist party people.
Planning: Huo Xiaoguang
Producer: Zhang Xiaosong
Written by: Jiang Lin, Ye Haoming and Wei Hongyi
Coordinator: Zou Wei and Zhao Chao.
Editor: Qu Ting
Produced by Xinhua News Agency in China