A symposium to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's speech at the Yan'an Symposium on literature and art was held in Beijing on the 23rd. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Wang Huning said that Comrade Mao Zedong's "speech at the Yan'an Symposium on literature and art" clarified the fundamental problem of why literature and art are human, and deeply discussed the relationship between literature and art and the people, between literature and art and revolutionary struggle, and between literature and art and social life. It is a glorious document of Marxism. We should adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, consciously go deep into life, take root in the people, and offer the best spiritual food to the people. We should adhere to the theme of the times of national rejuvenation, enthusiastically describe the magnificent atmosphere of the new era and new journey, and better encourage the people to forge ahead and make contributions to the new era. We should adhere to taking root in the fertile soil of Chinese culture, inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and develop national folk culture and art. We should focus on the creation and production of high-quality literary and artistic works, and launch more excellent works that reflect the ideological level, artistic level, creative ability and comprehensive strength of the country and the nation. We should strengthen the party's leadership over literary and artistic work, adhere to uniting and relying on the majority of literary and artistic workers, and cultivate more literary and artistic masters with both virtue and art. Huang Kunming presided over the meeting, and sun Chunlan, Shen Yueyue and Liu Qibao attended the meeting. At the symposium, Hu Heping, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of culture and tourism, Tie Ning, chairman of the China Federation of literary and art circles and chairman of the China Writers' Association, and representatives of writers and artists Chen Daoming, fan Dean, Wang Liguang and Zhong Chengxiang spoke successively. Members of the central leading group for propaganda and ideological work, relevant responsible comrades of all units of the central propaganda and cultural system, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, and representatives of writers and artists in Beijing attended the meeting. (Xinhua News Agency)