Research On The CPC's Culture In Yan'an Period

The party culture provides a path selection for study of the party from the perspective of culture, and enriches the comparative studies of political parties, the political study of parties and the study of party building. The research on culture of Chinese Communist Party in Yan'an period can not only clarify the relationship between the CPC and Chinese traditional culture, explore the history the Party's nationalization, and eliminate the historical misreading of scholars that CPC was regarded as the radical anti-traditionalist, but also offers a new possibilities from a cultural perspective to interpret CPC's local ruling in Yan'an period.Chinese Communist Party culture had been formed in Yan'an period. In the specific historical circumstances, because of anti-Japanese, the fundamental problem of political, national patriotism and ideological trend of cultural revival upsurge. Therefore, cultural nationalism of the Chinese Communist Party was stimulated consciously which found a meeting point of Western civilization of Marxism and Chinese traditional culture in the historical process of Marxism with Chinese characteristics. Meanwhile, effective integration of modern rationality and national wisdom was realized. Then culture system of political party of the proletariat has been developed with the characteristics of a dominant ideology of Mao Zedong Thought, the Yan'an spirit, Yan'an Work Style, nationalist feelings, the principle of democratic centralism in the party organization, good image of the Party. And the Party's culture with characteristic of Marxism was given more elements of Chinese culture, Chinese manner, and Chinese style. The close ties between the Party and national tradition was built up. Also, spirit, thoughts, images and internal temperament, the unique character of the Chinese Communists, were shaped. Thus, the function of the Party's culture has been achieved in a specific historical period in a way of a unique political culture, social ways for the purpose of social cohesion, integration, interpretation, as well as social and cultural transformation and demonstration value. For social and ecological environment changes, outstanding achievement in building the Party's culture has referential significance on the transformation and innovation of the CPC's culture.