Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. Cultural prosperity leads to the flourishing of the nation, and strong culture strengthens the nation. The excellent traditional Chinese culture nurtured in over 5000 years of civilization development, the revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture nurtured in the great struggle of the Party and the people, embodies the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation, represents the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation, and unites billions of people to tirelessly strive for the development of the new China. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China 75 years ago, the path of socialist cultural development has become increasingly broad, accumulating more fundamental, profound, and lasting strength for national rejuvenation. In February 2024, the classic play "Teahouse" by Beijing People's Art Theatre once again took to the stage. Since its premiere in 1958, this Beijing People's Art Theatre's "spectator drama" has remained enduring and hard to come by. Teahouse not only vividly depicts the darkness and pain of the old era, implying the urgency of the new world for the people at that time, but also presents the customs and daily life of different eras in a humorous and witty Beijing dialect. Originating from the people, for the people, and belonging to the people is the fundamental stance of socialist literature and art, and also the driving force for the prosperity and development of socialist literature and art. Entering a new era of great prosperity and development from the poverty and backwardness of the early days of the founding of New China, literature and art for the people is the spiritual thread that runs through the history of Chinese literature and art. In the 1950s and 1960s, people read "The History of Entrepreneurship" and sang "We Are Walking on the Great Road", and with great enthusiasm, they devoted themselves to the wave of construction; In the 1980s and 1990s, people listened to "On the Field of Hope", read "The Ordinary World", and watched "Desire", enthusiastically immersing themselves in the tide of the times; In the new era, people have gained insights into the magnanimity and creativity of a great country through the TV series "The Great River" and the movie "The Wandering Earth". For 75 years, our party has adhered to putting the people at the center, continuously meeting the people's multi-level, diverse, and multi-faceted spiritual and cultural needs. The cultural life of the masses has become increasingly rich and colorful, and the cultural soft power has greatly improved. Exquisite literary and artistic creations emerge one after another - from "The Red Detachment of Women," "Wildfire and Spring Breeze Fighting in the Ancient City," "Legend of Tianyun Mountain," and "Love in Lushan," to "The Loess Plateau," "Autumn Chrysanthemum Fighting in Court," "Party A and Party B," and "Changjin Lake; From "Xu Mao and His Daughters," "A Young Man Comes to the Organization Department," "White Deer Plain," to "Flowers," "The World," and "Snow Mountain Land," literary and artistic creators insist on delving into life and rooting themselves in the people, responding to the themes of the times and the voices of the people with a series of exquisite works. The continuous improvement of cultural service facilities - In the early days of the founding of New China, public cultural service facilities were extremely scarce. In 1949, there were only 55 public libraries and 21 museums in the country. By the end of 2023, there will be a total of 3246 public libraries and 6833 museums in China. The construction of public cultural facilities in our country has made significant progress, providing strong support for enriching the cultural life of the masses. The flourishing development of the cultural industry - Since the pilot reform of the cultural system in 2003, the cultural industry has developed rapidly and new formats have emerged rapidly. In 2023, cultural and related industry enterprises above designated size across the country will achieve a revenue of 1.29515 trillion yuan, with an enhanced support role for the cultural service industry and a significant driving effect on the cultural new business model industry. Focusing on meeting the new expectations of the people's spiritual and cultural life, high-quality cultural supply continuously enhances the people's sense of cultural gain and happiness. In 1979, the large-scale ethnic dance drama "Silk Road Flower Rain" was born in northwest China. The creators sought inspiration from the murals and painted sculptures in the the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, and arranged the cultural treasures thousands of years ago into moving stage works. In May of this year, "Silk Road Flower Rain" celebrated its 45th anniversary of premiere. In recent years, "Silk Road Flower Rain" has been frequently performed and updated, bringing the Silk Road customs and Dunhuang culture to more than 40 countries and regions, showcasing the profound and extensive Chinese civilization to the world. The soul of a country is transformed and forged through culture. Over the past 75 years, China has focused on building a system for the inheritance and development of excellent traditional Chinese culture, actively promoting the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage. With a confident and open attitude, China has better promoted the internationalization of Chinese culture, and Chinese culture has shone with new brilliance of the times. Passing on the torch from generation to generation, safeguarding the cultural roots of the Chinese nation - not long ago, the "Beijing Central Axis - A Masterpiece of China's Ideal Capital Order" successfully applied for World Heritage status and became China's 59th World Heritage Site. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the field of cultural heritage protection in our country has continuously expanded, the protection system has gradually improved, the effectiveness of protection has become increasingly prominent, and the awareness of protection has been continuously enhanced. At present, there are 5058 national key cultural relics protection units in China, which is more than 20 times more than the first batch of 180 national key cultural relics protection units announced in 1961; There are 1557 representative projects of national intangible cultural heritage, and 43 projects have been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List and Register, ranking first in the world. To keep up with the past and shoulder the cultural mission of the new era - unique archaeological blind boxes, exquisite and delicious cultural and creative ice cream... In today's China, the "cultural and museum fever" is booming, and the "cultural and creative style" is blowing vigorously. Innovation and keeping pace with the times are the eternal spiritual qualities of Chinese civilization. From the highly anticipated excavation of the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan in 1972, to the emergence of innovative cultural and museum programs such as "National Treasures," "China in Classics," and "If National Treasures Can Speak; From establishing national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration zones to supporting the construction of over 6700 intangible cultural heritage workshops in various regions... Chinese excellent traditional culture has demonstrated strong vitality, creativity, and influence through innovation and creation. Setting sail and making new and greater contributions to human civilization - In May 2023, leaders of China and five Central Asian countries joined hands in Chang'an. Among the gifts given to the heads of state of Central Asian countries, there is a "He Zun". Through the inscription "Zhaizi China" by He Zun during the Western Zhou Dynasty, the world has a better understanding of "what China is". In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our country mainly engaged in cultural exchanges with socialist countries and friendly countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; After the reform and opening up, China's cultural exchanges with foreign countries have continued to expand and deepen; Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the combination of cultural exchange, cultural trade, and cultural investment in "cultural going out" has led to an increasing influence of Chinese culture. Data shows that from 2009 to 2021, the import and export scale of cultural services in China increased from 17.7 billion US dollars to 124.4 billion US dollars. Films, TV dramas, and online literature works such as "Nirvana in Fire" and "The Beautiful Era of My Wife" have gained a large number of "fans" overseas, with over 25 million Chinese learners and nearly 200 million cumulative Chinese learners and users. Literature carries the message and injects profound and lasting cultural power into promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. In the golden autumn, the CPC History Exhibition Hall welcomes an endless stream of visitors. Since its opening on June 18, 2021, it has received millions of visitors. In this hall, which bears the glorious memory of a century and highlights the grand atmosphere of the new era, pieces of objects, panels and photos record the unique spiritual identity of the CPC people. Jinggangshan spirit, Long March spirit, "two bombs and one star" spirit, special zone spirit, flood fighting spirit, earthquake relief spirit, poverty alleviation spirit... The spiritual pedigree of the CPC with the great party building spirit as the source nourishes the spiritual home of the Chinese nation. 75 years of hard work and progress, 75 years of heroes emerging. The founding general Gan Zuchang, who used steel guns to defend the people in the first two-thirds of his life, and hoes to benefit the people in the last one-third, the oil worker Wang Jinxi, who said "I would rather live 20 years less than to fight to win the big oil field", the aid cadre Kong Fansen, who said "the highest level is to love the people", and the "burning lamp principal" Zhang Guimei, who lit up the life dreams of thousands of rural girls with selfless love and wisdom... Sacrifice, struggle, and create, from the revolutionary era of "taking righteousness to achieve benevolence today", to the reform era of "poverty is not socialism", and to the new era of "the Chinese Dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will definitely be realized", the heroic models of New China interpret and promote the character of the Chinese nation with practical actions. Style. A person without spirit cannot stand, and a country without spirit is not strong. For 75 years, our party has always attached great importance to the coordinated development of material civilization and spiritual civilization, insisting on grasping both material civilization and spiritual civilization. While promoting rapid economic development, we have also promoted the prosperity and development of advanced socialist culture, strengthened education on patriotism, collectivism, and socialism, and built a strong sense of determination, backbone, and confidence. A great cause requires a great spirit. To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the Chinese Dream, it is necessary to promote the Chinese spirit and gather Chinese strength. The 24 word requirement of "prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness" clarifies the basic content of the socialist core values. It is a scientific refinement of the core values that the Party has long practiced, injecting new energy into the Chinese spirit. The people have faith, the country has strength, and the nation has hope. Let the innovative theories of the Party "fly into the homes of ordinary people", and one by one, the centers of new era civilization practice will land and blossom on the land of China, transforming culture into people and prevailing customs. To create important symbols of Chinese culture, the construction of national cultural parks such as the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Long March, Yellow River, and Yangtze River will connect the cultural context and demonstrate confidence. Promote the construction of network civilization, strengthen the mainstream online public opinion battlefield, enhance the cultivation of cyberspace culture, deepen the governance of network ecology, and unleash the positive energy of "large traffic". When towering buildings stand everywhere on the land of our country, the building of the Chinese national spirit also stands tall. Following the irreversible path of great rejuvenation, China in the new era has immersed itself in historical ink and written a new chapter in Chinese culture. (New Society)