Theory Of Deng Xiaoping’s Social Survey Research Ideas

Social investigation is to know the concrete realities of China well; it is an important premise and foundation to promote the localization of Marxism in China. In the process of driving the reform and opening-up and the modernization construction, Mr. Deng Xiaoping inherited the ideas of socialinvestigation from the Marxism classical authors; on the basis of President Mao Zedong’s investigation and study of Chinese society, Mr. Deng did a deep study about China’s national condition, actual development and other national construction situations by attending conferences, visiting and using many other methods. Through all these work, Mr. Deng got a comprehensive understanding of China and even the world from different levels and various perspectives, so that he could study and find the rules to build socialism with Chinese characteristics on the standard of the times. The most distinctive character of what Mr. Deng’s social investigation idea shows out is the comprehensiveness,practicalness,mass foundation, openness and long-term perspective. Mr. Deng’s investigation and study of society helped to solve the major contradictions and problems at that time, have provided advisable idea and method for the construction and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Furthermore, the correct method, principal and the value orientation that Mr. Deng Xiaoping adheres to in his research, have a very important practicalsignificance to do a thorough investigation to the whole party, toresolve the deep-seated contradictions and problems during thereform and opening-up process and to promote the development ofMarxism in China.