A Study Of Physical Ideology By Chinese Communist Party Leaders

This thesis compares and analyzes systematically the physical ideology of the Chinese Communist Party leaders in different historical stages. Through such a comparison, it can be found that the Leaders have made immeasurable contribution to building up China as a physical power at world level. Their theories and fulfillment have laid a great impact on the reformation and development of Chinese physical education upholding Chinese characteristics. Moreover, they shed light on the study of the Party’s political administration.This thesis consists of seven chapters, chapter one focuses on the physical ideology of Chen Duxiu, who embedded "brutalism" into the national physical education, characterizing the first-generation Party’s guiding policy.Chapter two is about Chairman Mao’s physical ideology. With the impact of Mao’s thoughts, great achievements have been made in China’s physical development. Since Mao’s time, Chinese people can have full rights to enjoy physical education, which embodies the tenet that physical education serves its people. In addition, Mao emphasizes on the political function of physical education so that it can coordinate with other development of national undertakings.Chapter three is concerned about formal premier minister Zhou Enlai’s ideology in physical education. Zhou put the popularization of physical education nationwide as the priority so that it can enhance the construction and prosperity of social economy. This thought has been advanced with the times and turns out that Chinese health quality have been greatly improved. Therefore, promoting physical culture and improving the people’s fitness has been improved as key measure to improve national comprehensive power.Chapter four is about the He Long’s physical ideology. Generally, He Long set a good example in implementing the national policy "promoting physical culture and improving the people’s fitness" proposing by Chairman Mao. It is obvious that He Long is the founder of the new physical conceptions in China.Chapter five explores the Deng Xiaopin’s physical ideology. As is known, Deng Xiaopin is one of China’s great reformists, putting forward the open and reform policy. Therefore, in terms of the reformation of China’s physical education, Deng Xiaopin creatively brought forward such an idea that physical education should serve the goal of "both material and spiritual construction" so that it is industrialized and institutionalized, marking the new epoch in which physical education development joined the track of socialism. Deng Xiaopin’s policy incarnates his courage and determination in reforming.Chapter Six studies the physical ideology of Jiang Zemin, former Chairman in Chinese history. Jiang has done great efforts to push forward the development of physical education in China with the concept of "Three Representatives" in accordance to the Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaopin’s ideology in physical education.Chapter seven presents Chairman Hu Jintao’s ideology in physical education. Hu focuses on humanity and the construction of a harmonious society, therefore, He brings up such concept that the development of physical education does not only meet the needs of industrialization and national defense, but also serve the practice of librating the whole human beings. This thought marks another revolutionary change on the undertaking of physical education, resulting in a win-win situation for the development of both the individual and the society.Chapter eight evaluates and compares the thoughts on physical education of the three generation party leaders. This chapter is the highlight of the whole thesis for few references before can be traced about such evaluation. Through such a comparison, it is obvious that different party leaders have unique emphasis on the development of physical education in tune with different times, however, except for Chen Duxiu, their basic concerns are all around humanity, aiming to benefiting the people while maintaining the social prosperity under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party.In summary, this thesis analyzes the objects, policies and regulations of three-generation Party leaders from such perspectives as political function, economic functions and cultural functions. Their creative and respective thoughts have made great contribution to the development of physical education in the new century, especially since the1980s.On the other hand, it provides tentative references for the current Party leaders to innovate and invigorate the undertaking of physical education so that Chinese people can fully enjoy the socialism with China’s characteristics.