Why must we adhere to this ＂combination＂ in promoting Chinese modernization？

　　Author: Liu Fang

　　It profoundly reveals the inherent essential relationship between the realization of Chinese modernization and Chinese excellent traditional culture.

　　On June 2, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development, pointing out: "It is the only way to open up and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics on the deep foundation of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, and to combine the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and the excellent traditional Chinese culture." He emphasized that "combination" has laid a solid foundation for the road, made Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road have a broader and far-reaching historical depth, and expanded the cultural foundation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road. A series of important expositions not only profoundly expounded the historical origin, development vein, ideological essence and distinctive characteristics of Chinese excellent traditional culture, but also further clarified the era value of Chinese excellent traditional culture as the "foundation" and "lifeline", and profoundly revealed the internal essential relationship between the realization of Chinese modernization and Chinese excellent traditional culture.

　　Chinese excellent traditional culture is loaded with rich philosophical thoughts, humanistic spirit, values and moral norms. It is not only an important cultural gene of Chinese modernization, but also provides endogenous power and realistic development power such as values, spiritual strength and public opinion environment for Chinese modernization.

　　Cultural "Roots" of Chinese Modernization

　　Chinese culture has a long history, extensive and profound, and it is the brilliant and dazzling wisdom crystallization of Chinese civilization. Chinese-style modernization is rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese excellent traditional culture and follows profound historical logic. General Secretary Supreme Leader’s important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development highly summarized and refined five outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, namely, continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness and peace. Chinese excellent traditional culture is the crystallization and essence of Chinese civilization, the root and soul of the Chinese nation, and also the "root vein" of Chinese modern culture.

　　Chinese-style modernization has five characteristics, each of which shows the unique temperament and ideological connotation of Chinese culture and stirs and glows the vigorous vitality of Chinese civilization. For example, in the modernization practice of "huge population", we can constantly sublimate the people-oriented thought of "valuing the people and neglecting the military, consolidating the country and making peace" and provide the political tradition of "the world is for the public and the people are for the country" to realize the modernization of huge population; In the unremitting pursuit and struggle of "common prosperity for all people", we can focus on strengthening the governance concept of "the country calls itself rich and cares about enriching the people", and provide the spiritual pursuit of "ruling by virtue and innovating" for realizing the modernization of common prosperity for all people; In the overall construction and promotion of "harmony between material civilization and spiritual civilization", we can continuously cast the emotional character of "self-improvement, kindness and morality" and provide moral resources for realizing the modernization of harmony between material civilization and spiritual civilization; In the ecological civilization construction of "harmonious coexistence between man and nature", we can deeply understand the development concept of "harmony between nature and man" and provide "adults become themselves" for realizing the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.The way of life; In the firm choice and sonorous pace of "taking the road of peaceful development", we can fully demonstrate the social ideal of "upholding faith and repairing friendship, and achieving great harmony in the world", and provide the cultural guarantee of "benevolent people love their neighbors" for the modernization of taking the road of peaceful development.

　　The humanistic spirit contained in China’s excellent traditional culture has gathered consensus and strength for China’s socialist modernization. The ultimate goal of the new road of Chinese modernization is to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and cultural self-confidence provides the most basic, deepest and lasting force for China’s modernization. China’s excellent traditional culture upholds the enterprising spirit of "striving for self-improvement, being vigorous and promising", the reform and innovation spirit of "if the world is different, if it is different, it will be ready for change", the patriotic spirit of "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", the honest attitude of "keeping his word and doing what he says", the self-discipline concept of "if you don’t follow the rules, you can’t become a square", and "if you are poor, you can be immune to it.

　　A powerful motive force for expanding and promoting Chinese modernization

　　Chinese excellent traditional culture is the internal gene of Chinese modernization, and it is also a powerful driving force to expand and promote Chinese modernization. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern strength, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-style modernization with profound foundation". Therefore, we must combine the new era conditions to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture.

　　First, we must persist in stimulating the vitality and vitality of Chinese excellent traditional culture with Marxism. We should adhere to the guidance of Marxism and treat Chinese excellent traditional culture with a scientific attitude. Marxism provides scientific guidance for promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture and casting new glory of Chinese culture. Engels once pointed out: "Every country must wear its own national costume when applying Marxism." We should always adhere to the Marxist standpoint, viewpoint and method, examine Chinese excellent traditional culture with a scientific attitude, better tap the ideological essence and resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and better combine Marxism with Chinese excellent traditional culture. Marxism and Chinese excellent traditional culture have a high degree of internal consistency. They not only have the internal logic of benign interaction, but also have the characteristics of openness and ideological fusion genes. As General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Marxism and Chinese excellent traditional culture have different sources, but they are highly compatible with each other. Only when they fit each other can they be organically combined. " Chinese-style modernization insists on continuing the Chinese context from the perspective of modernity and "innovation" on the basis of "keeping the right", which not only realizes the deep integration of Marxism with Chinese excellent traditional culture in terms of roads, systems, culture and values, but also makes Chinese excellent traditional culture glow with new vitality in the new era.

　　Second, we should activate the vitality of Chinese excellent traditional culture with the spirit of the times and constantly enhance its influence and appeal. In accordance with the characteristics and requirements of the times, we should persist in making the past serve the present and bring forth the new, so that Chinese excellent traditional culture can serve the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, so as to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. Creative transformation is to transform those connotations and forms that are still valuable for reference, endow them with new connotations and modern expressions and activate their vitality according to the characteristics and requirements of the times. We should examine the excellent Chinese traditional culture in the coordinates of the new era, realize creative transformation according to the characteristics and requirements of the times, and make the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation adapt to contemporary culture and coordinate with modern society. Innovative development is to excavate, supplement, expand and improve the connotation of Chinese excellent traditional culture in accordance with the new progress of the times, and enhance its influence and appeal. Adapting to the needs of Chinese modernization is an important source for Chinese excellent traditional culture to maintain its strong influence and appeal. We should base ourselves on the times, grasp the times, activate the vitality of Chinese excellent traditional culture with the spirit of the times, and better demonstrate and sublimate the spirit of the times. For example, pay attention to the use of modern scientific and technological means to enrich the modern expressions of Chinese excellent traditional culture, "let the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land and the words written in ancient books come alive", and strive to use all the spiritual wealth created by the Chinese nation to turn people into souls and enrich the people’s spiritual world.When these "cultural relics", "heritages" and "characters" enter people’s hearts day by day, the prediction that "the future of mankind lies in the East and Chinese civilization will become the leader of the world" made by the famous British historian Toynbee will come true step by step.

　　The third is to integrate Chinese excellent traditional culture into the people’s life world in combination with the new conditions of the times. As a realistic field of people’s mass practice, the life world refers to the objective world in which people live and can feel, and at the same time contains various values and essences, which can influence the overall character of society and the spiritual world of individuals. In order to integrate Chinese excellent traditional culture into the people’s life world, we must find the connection and integration point between traditional culture and modern life, realize organic coupling, and constantly meet the people’s growing needs for a better cultural life. In the process of creative transformation of Chinese excellent traditional culture, we should attach importance to the daily creation of traditional literature and art, create fine literary works, and provide mainstream literary products that are popular with the people. At the same time, by properly handling the relationship between "keeping" and "changing", the elegant literature and art that is "shelved" will be transformed into popular culture with the participation of the whole people. For example, we can expand the radiation and coverage of cultural publicity and education for the people by choosing micro-themes that are closer to the actual life of the people and adopting the forms of micro-technology, micro-means, micro-communication and micro-video.In the form of expression, the excellent Chinese traditional culture is infiltrated into the real life world of the people, and the effect of "writing" is realized in a subtle and silent way.

　　The fourth is to strengthen the research on the origin, collection, excavation and elucidation of Chinese excellent traditional culture. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that the initial purpose of building the China National Edition Library is to "collect and protect all the ancient books and records that can be collected since ancient times, and continue to inherit the only uninterrupted civilization in the world", emphasizing "to contribute more wisdom and strength of China’s historiography to Chinese modernization". We should dig deep into the treasures of Chinese culture and study China’s historical and cultural ancient books, such as the Spring and Autumn Annals, Historical Records and The Analects of Confucius, and extract excellent ancient cultural genes from them, which will be widely spread at home and abroad. At present, The Battle at Lake Changjin, My People，My Country, The Awakeing Age, The Wandering Earth & HELIP; … These excellent film and television works, which are permeated with Chinese culture and imbued with the spirit of China, are widely broadcast at home and abroad, which fully demonstrates the distinctive logo of China spirit, concentrates on the magnificent style of China spirit, endows China spirit with brand-new connotation of the times, and enables China spirit to be sublimated with the times, and generate has shown more lasting and full spiritual strength and practical energy in the great repercussions at home and abroad.

　　(The author is a researcher at the Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought Research Center of Shanghai’s Supreme Leader in the New Era and a professor at the School of Political Science of National Defense University.)