Cultural Development Under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Culture is a country and nation’s soul. A country will thrive only if its culture thrives, and a nation will be strong only if its culture is strong. Socialist culture with Chinese characteristics is derived from China’s fine traditional culture, which was born of the Chinese civilization and nurtured over more than 5,000 years; it has grown out of the revolutionary and advanced socialist culture that developed over the course of the Chinese people’s revolution, and through construction, and reform under the Party’s leadership; it is rooted in the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
At its sixth plenary session held in October 2011, the 17th CPC Central Committee proposed a guideline for continued cultural development under socialism with Chinese characteristics in order to make China a socialist country with advanced culture.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress China has made consistent efforts to advance its socialist culture. The report to the 19th CPC National Congress called for more efforts to inspire the cultural creativity of the whole nation and develop a great socialist culture.
Developing socialist culture with Chinese characteristics means developing a socialist culture for the nation – a culture that is sound and people-oriented, that embraces modernization, the world, and the future, and that promotes socialist material wellbeing and raises socialist cultural-ethical standards. In developing this culture, China must follow the guidance of Marxism, base its efforts on Chinese culture, and take into account the realities of contemporary China and the conditions of the present era. We should ensure that this culture serves the people and serves socialism. We should follow the principle of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, and encourage creative transformation and development.
To promote cultural development, China will hold firmly the leading position in ideological work, cultivate and observe core socialist values, raise intellectual and moral standards, make socialist literature and art thrive, and promote the development of cultural programs and industries.
中国特色社会主义文化发展道路
文化是一个国家、一个民族的灵魂。文化兴国运兴，文化强民族强。中国特色社会主义文化，源自于中华民族五千多年文明历史所孕育的中华优秀传统文化，熔铸于党领导人民在革命、建设、改革中创造的革命文化和社会主义先进文化，植根于中国特色社会主义伟大实践。2011年10月召开的中共十七届六中全会提出，坚持中国特色社会主义文化发展道路，努力建设社会主义文化强国。中共十八大以来，中国特色社会主义文化发展道路不断推进，中共十九大明确指出，坚持中国特色社会主义文化发展道路，激发全民族文化创新创造活力，建设社会主义文化强国。
发展中国特色社会主义文化，就是以马克思主义为指导，坚守中华文化立场，立足当代中国现实，结合当今时代条件，发展面向现代化、面向世界、面向未来的，民族的科学的大众的社会主义文化，推动社会主义精神文明和物质文明协调发展。必须坚持为人民服务、为社会主义服务，坚持百花齐放、百家争鸣，坚持创造性转化、创新性发展，不断铸就中华文化新辉煌。在推动社会主义文化建设中要做到：牢牢掌握意识形态工作领导权；培育和践行社会主义核心价值观；加强思想道德建设；繁荣发展社会主义文艺；推动文化事业和文化产业发展。
