On May 17, 2018, many citizens and tourists came to the National Museum in the rain to visit the "Truth of Truth - The Theme Exhibition to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Marx's Birth". Photo provided by the people's visual
Editor's words
On the occasion of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during the 31st collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee: "Why can the Communist Party of China and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good, fundamentally speaking, it is because of Marxism. We must understand the power of truth from the party's century-old struggle history, continuously deepen our understanding of the laws of the Communist Party's governance, the laws of socialist construction, and the laws of human social development, and use the light of Marxist truth to shine on our way forward."
How can young people understand the power of truth from the party's century-old struggle history, understand the original aspiration and mission, and strengthen their theoretical confidence in Marxism? How to continue the red bloodline and write the chapter of youth on the land of the motherland? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, we specially invited young and middle-aged theoretical workers to sort out and interpret the theoretical confidence of the century-old party, and specially invited outstanding ideological and political workers and young representatives from all walks of life to share their experiences in the study and education of party history. Based on this, we carefully present the special issue of July 1st theory in four full pages.
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— In other words, as the group that is most sensitive to the times, their shouts, explorations and struggles have never stopped. Moreover, more and more educated intellectuals are becoming pioneers of exploration. From 1907 to 1917, at least 10 million people in China received modern education and gradually formed a new intellectual class. These intellectuals who first received new-style education had more active ideas and more decisive actions.
1915, 35-year-old Chen Duxiu founded "New Youth" and launched a new cultural movement with the slogans of democracy and science, vigorously advocated new morality, opposed old morality, advocated new literature, and opposed old literature. In 1916, 27-year-old Li Dazhao published an article "Youth" in "New Youth", pointing out: "Youth's consciousness is breaking through the snare of past history and destroying the prisons of outdated theories." The New Culture Movement set off a trend of ideological liberation in Chinese society, especially in the intellectual community, and the vast number of young intellectuals were greatly stimulated and inspired.
1919, the May Fourth Patriotic Movement, initiated by young students, promoted the progress of China's society, promoted the widespread dissemination of Marxism in China, promoted the combination of Marxism with the Chinese workers' movement, and made ideological and cadre preparations for the founding of the Communist Party of China. In the year when the May Fourth Movement broke out, Chen Duxiu was 40 years old and Li Dazhao was 30 years old. These were two heavyweight mentors. Among the more active May Fourth figures in various places, Mao Zedong was 26 years old, Deng Zhongxia was 25 years old, Yun Daiying and Cai Hesen were 24 years old, Zhou Enlai and Zhang Tailei were 21 years old, and Qu Qiubai was 20 years old. Most of these young intellectuals who had initially had Marxist beliefs participated in the founding of the Communist Party of China, and later they became important backbone of the party.
Let’s look at the composition of 13 representatives of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1921. Seven have overseas study experience and four are destined to be with Peking University. The average age is only 27.8 years old, and half of those under 25 years old are mostly knowledgeable and thoughtful young talents. Among the 58 party members (early members of the party's organization) at that time, in addition to Chen Duxiu and He Minfan, more than 10 people including Li Dazhao, Dong Biwu, Lin Boqu, Yang Mingzhai, etc. were born in the 1880s, more than 30 people including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Li Da, Li Hanjun, Chen Wangdao, Yu Xiusong, Zhang Tailei, Deng Zhongxia, etc. were the "post-90s" in the 1890s, and six people were born in the early 20th century. Most of these were young intellectuals baptized by the May Fourth Movement, which fully demonstrated that the Communist Party of China was a youthful, energetic, and creative party from the beginning.
Therefore, it can be said that the awakening of advanced youth promoted the birth of the Communist Party of China, and the founding of the Party promoted the awakening of more patriots and kind people. The Communist Party of China was born to change the destiny of the Chinese nation. The original aspiration and mission of the Chinese Communists is to seek happiness for China and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Therefore, as soon as the Party was established, it appeared in front of the workers and peasants in a new way, and was brave and fearlessly devoted to the actual struggle. Sun Yat-sen, who was wandering in failure, had to sigh that the best new blood is the Chinese Communists. They are young, energetic, thoughtful and talented, "The new opportunity of our party is there." Dai Jitao also expressed his gratitude: "Most of the young people who can fight the most today are the Communist Party, and the corruption of the old comrades of the Kuomintang is no longer a shame."
The party's cause needs youth to "join", and the youth direction needs the party to lead
The Communist Party of China is different from any previous political party. It is guided by Marxist theory and is a new type of revolutionary party of the working class, a pioneer of the times and a vanguard of the nation. The Communist Party always constantly breaks the old framework and creates new experiences. In this process, why does the Party need young people to play a new role in revolution, construction and reform? Because the first task of any party with a lofty mission is to convince the majority of people to agree with the party's program and strategies. Leaders must be good at uniting a few activists as backbones of leadership, and relying on these backbones to improve intermediate elements and strive for backward elements. Because of their age and psychological characteristics, young people are often the first to perceive social changes and are quick to act. The youth mentality can affect the social mentality, and youth actions often drive social actions. Another point that cannot be ignored is that the inherent nature of the young group seeking innovation, change and difference has a high degree of consistency and consistency with the Communist Party of China's active and enterprising qualities and keeping pace with the times.
In the tide of social change, the individual strength of young people is always limited, and the overall goals and group interests of young people need to be achieved through the operation of the organization. In the 1920s, the fate of Chinese youth was fundamentally changed due to the birth of the Communist Party of China. Although the Party only attracted a few advanced young people at the beginning of its founding, the majority of ordinary young people have a process of understanding, understanding, recognition and following the Party. But no matter what, once the Communist Party was established, it launched a program and banner to oppose imperialism and feudalism, which greatly inspired many young people who were exploring and thinking. The Marxism believed in by the Party has become an ideological weapon for youth to observe and transform society, allowing more and more young people to find the direction of struggle. Since the Communist Party of China, the face of the Chinese revolution has been completely renewed and the fate of Chinese youth has also been completely renewed. In addition, whether in the era of revolution, construction or reform, the political enthusiasm and realistic ideals of progressive young people need to be realized through advanced political parties. History has proved that without the Communist Party, there would be no new China. Only the Communist Party of China can lead hundreds of millions of people to realize the great dream of national rejuvenation.
During the New Democratic Revolution, the youth issue "has the most important significance in China." Chinese youth were deeply oppressed by feudal forces and imperialism and had strong revolutionary potential. They are both the main force of the revolutionary movement and the main component of the revolutionary army. During this period, the developing Communist Party of China needs to continuously gather strength, young people need to play a pioneering role in the revolutionary movement, and young people need to charge in the revolutionary war. After the founding of New China, the life expectancy of the national population increased from 35 years old in 1949 to 57 years old in 1957. This means that during this period, young people were the well-deserved main force in production and construction, the main creator of material wealth, and the instigator of new socialist people. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Communist Party of China opened a new chapter in socialist modernization construction. The spirit of daring to break the old framework and create new situations needed by reform and opening up is resonating with the inherent need of a generation of young people to break free from ideological bonds and show their youthful vitality after the end of the "Cultural Revolution". The modernity of young people and the modernization of the country have been intertwined for more than 40 years, thrilling each other, and playing a powerful symphony of national rejuvenation together.Entering the new era, the Communist Party of China adheres to the concept of "the country needs to develop, young people must develop first", and leads young people in all fields and industries to continue to play the role of new forces and commandos. The vast number of young people are constantly creating social values and their new lives, and also creating a new era.
The high evaluation of youth by the Party’s leaders is an important prerequisite for playing the role of youth
Youth is certainly a special social group that leads the trend and is the most innovative and creative force in the real world, but without the recognition and support of subjective political forces and providing a platform and opportunity to roam, it is difficult for young people to make a difference on a larger scale and to a greater extent. In the long feudal society of China, the youth ethnic group has always been an appendix to the adult society. The May Fourth New Culture Movement was a great ideological enlightenment movement. Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, who later "meeted to establish the party", discovered the historical and social value of youth in this movement, and spared no effort to praise the power of youth. As a great practitioner and founding leader of the Chinese revolution, Mao Zedong felt the most profoundly about the driving force for changing society. In his opinion, youth are the "vanguard of the national liberation struggle". Since the May Fourth Movement, Chinese youth "played a certain vanguard role", "that is, to take the lead, to stand in front of the revolutionary team." Zhou Enlai also firmly predicted, "Whoever has youth will have a future."
After the founding of New China, facing the rising boom in socialist construction, Mao Zedong praised "Youth is a part of the entire social force. They are the most willing to learn and have the least conservative thinking." He pointed out that "in the revolutionary cause of factories, rural areas, military, or schools, there is no way to win without youth." He also vividly compared young people to "the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning", and China's hope for the future is placed on young people. During this period, the conference attended by young representatives such as the National Youth Activist Conference of Industry and Business and the National Youth Socialist Construction Activity Conference, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others may all attend or receive delegates from the conference, which fully demonstrates the recognition of the status and role of young people in socialist construction by the leaders of the Party and the state.
At the historical juncture of opening up a new channel of reform and opening up, Deng Xiaoping clearly pointed out: "The growth of the young generation is the hope that our career must prosper and develop." He repeatedly reiterated that "when doing revolution and construction, we must have a group of pioneers who are brave to think, explore and innovate. Without such a large number of pioneers, we will not be able to get rid of poverty and backwardness, let alone surpass the international advanced level." In order to further promote socialist modernization, Jiang Zemin repeatedly emphasized: "If youth prosper, the country will prosper; if youth are strong, the country will be strong. If youth have hope, future development will have hope." In the process of comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, Hu Jintao warned the whole party: "Youth is the future of the motherland, the hope of the nation, and the future and hope of our party." The party leaders' full affirmation of the role of youth in history has been consistent and has been successively.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has frequently interacted with young people through speeches, symposiums, reply letters, and has placed high expectations for contemporary Chinese youth. Faced with the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the great changes in the world that have not been seen in a century, General Secretary Xi Jinping is far-sighted and takes overall charge of the situation, and clearly pointed out that "youths are the most energetic and dreamy, and are the leaders and builders of the future." "China's future belongs to young people, and the future of the Chinese nation also belongs to young people." He repeatedly emphasized: "History and reality tell us that if the young generation has ideals and responsibilities, the country has a future, the nation has hope, and to achieve our development goals, there will be a continuous and powerful force." At the meeting commemorating the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a deep message to the young people: "A generation has a generation of Long March, and each generation has a generation of responsibility. Building a modern socialist country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a relay race. We are determined to achieve good results for the young people, and we also look forward to the young generation's current future to achieve better results."
The youth movement led by the Party is an important part of the great cause of the Chinese people
Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has regarded seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation as its original aspiration and mission. The Party has never sought its own interests, and the cause of the Party is the cause of the people. The youth movement led by the Party is undoubtedly an important part of this cause. Since most of the founding members and participants of the Party are in the youth stage, the vast majority of the early Party members were young. Therefore, the youth movement is included in the Party's vision and leadership. It is natural to become a powerful assistant to the Party. From the founding of the Party to the National Revolution, since the Party was not mastered by the armed forces, the main work of the Communist Party of China was to mobilize the masses and influence the situation through the workers and peasants' movement. The student movement is undoubtedly an important part, and young workers, young peasants, and young soldiers are all important work objects.
If, during the New Democratic Revolution, the youth movement led by the Communist Party of China mainly refers to a fierce confrontational movement against dark rule and the old order, then after October 1949 The Chinese Youth Movement has richer content and more open extension, covering youth collective actions including youth development, youth culture, and youth thoughts. These collective actions are mainly youth actions directly initiated and led by the Communist Party of China, forming a beautiful landscape of socialist construction.
11978, the Communist Party of China has opened up a new channel for reform and opening up, and the youth group is a natural supporter and active practitioner. Most of the experiments and explorations in various industries and fields are implemented and completed by young people, and they have created them together with the people of the whole country. The new situation of socialist modernization construction. At the same time, the rise and in-depth development of youth actions such as Hope Project, Chinese Youth Volunteers, and Youth Civilization have injected new civilized elements into the socialist society with Chinese characteristics.
Entering a new era of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping encourages young people to be brave enough to be pioneers, pioneers and devotees at the forefront of the times, "Let youth become a lasting landscape for the Chinese nation to flourish and thrive, and let young heroes become the vigorous force driving the Chinese nation to accelerate its great rejuvenation! ”
Hu Xianzhong (Chief expert of the Youth Travel History Discipline of China Youth Research Center and Director of the Youth Travel History Archives of the Central Committee of the Youth Travel History Archives)
Source: China Youth Daily
