The Formation And The Development Of The Socialist Cultural Program With Chinese Characteristics

The third generation of central government leaders centered around Chairman Jia Zheming succeeds the theories of cultural construction advocated by Maoism and Deng Xiaoping theory and definitely puts forward the socialist cultural program with Chinese characteristics in the practice of reforming and opening up policy and the four modernizations, which marks the formation of socialist cultural theory with Chinese characteristics.Under deep and historical backgrounds has the socialist cultural program with Chinese characteristics been brought forward. The socialist culture is a significant characteristic of a socialist society as well as the necessary demands set by the development of the socialist society. Meanwhile, it is the inner demand of the development of China in all respects. Moreover it is indispensable to the all-round improvement of a social member s qualities and promotion of his development in all respects. The formation and the development of the socialist cultural program with Chinese characteristics have gone through roughly two stages: the forming stage of the theory of socialist spiritual civilization advocated by the paramount leader, Dong Xiaoping and the forming and developing stage of the socialist cultural program with Chinese characteristics. As the practice of the opening up and reforming policy and modernization construction is advanced further, the socialist cultural theory with the Chinese characteristics is certain to be enriched further and developed.To bring forward the socialist cultural program with Chinese characteristics is another jump in the historical course of Chinese advanced culture and the enrichment and development of Dong Xiaoping culturaltheory. Since adopting the opening up and reforming policy, under the guidance of the scientific cultural theory we have accomplished tremendous achievements in Chinese cultural construction and accumulated a considerable amount of precious experience. This experience can be summarized as follows: First, cultural construction must strictly adhere to the guidance of Marxism, Maoism, Dong Xiaoping Theory, and the major thoughts of the three representatives; second, it should aim at improving man's comprehensive qualities and enhancing the all - round development of an individual; third, it should keep to the direction of serving heart and soul the people and the socialist cause; finally, it should insist on facing modernization, the world and the future. However, influenced by a variety of factors, especially the enormous changes in domestic and international situations, our cultural construction are confronted with many a problem. Among the problems are how to maintain the status of Marxism under the circumstances of cultural diversification, how to establish a socialist morality system under the background of socialist market economy, and how to improve a social member' s qualities in all respects under the tendency of cultural technicalization, all of which must be solved in the practice of Chinese cultural construction in the new century.