Mao Zedong’s Mass View AndRealistic Enlightenment

"The people are the creator of social history," is the basic proposition of Marxist historical Materialism. As a great Marxist, Mao Zedong creatively applied it to the Chinese concrete practice, formed the unique style of the expression of consciousness, and in the system, mass view and mass line is its core part. Mao Zedong is not only the creator of the theory, but also the self-conscious practitioner:in the new-democratic revolution and socialist revolution, socialist construction period, Mao Zedong has always firmly believed that only the people are to create the history of the world, the people are "hero","teacher". The people are of huge creativity and infinite wisdom, while they themselves are naive, so he is willing to be the students of the mass for a lifetime. Mao Zedong also compares the relationship between the party and the mass to "the fish and water" relationship, the relationship between the "seed and soil", party members and cadres should always keep in close contact with the mass. Summary the success or failure of the party’s work, Mao Zedong pointed out when the party keeps contact with the mass, we got success; when the party is out of the mass, and we fail. Summarizing the contents of Mao Zedong’s mass view is of great significance in the party’s mass line education practice, the construction of a harmonious relationship between the party and the people, and the realization of the dream of China.The paper has five parts:The first part:the historical background and theoretical sources of Mao Zedong’s mass view. The part includes two aspects:first, the historical background, including the domestic background of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society and the international background of the imperialist war and national liberation movement.Second, theoretical sources, including critical inheritance of Chinese traditional people-based thought, creative use of Marxist historical materialism and its absorption of the early Chinese communists thought. The second part:the process of Mao Zedong’s mass view. The part includes five aspects:first, stage of forward (1919-1927), second, stage of preliminary formation (1927-1937), third, stage of mature (1937-1945), forth, stage of continuing development (1946-1966), fifth, stage of tortuous development (1966-1976).The third part:the main content of Mao Zedong’s mass view and its characteristics. This part includes two aspects:first, the core content of Mao Zedong’s mass view, responsible for the mass, to believe in the mass, to learn from the mass" and the mass line of "from the mass to the mass". Second, the characteristics of Mao Zedong’s mass view, including practicality, class character and the party’s construction as the center.The fourth part:the position of Mao Zedong’s mass view. The part includes three aspects:first, Mao Zedong’s mass view is a reflection of Marxist world outlook and methodology; second, the mass line is the living soul of Mao Zedong Thought; Third, Mao Zedong’s mass view is the fundation of the communist party of China development foundation.The fifth part:reality enlightenment Mao Zedong’s mass view. The part includes three aspects:First, the enlightenment to carry out the party’s mass line education practice; Second, the enlightenment to realize China’s dream; Third, the enlightenment to build a harmonious relationship between party and mass.