Research On Mao Zedong’s Cultural Self-confidence Thought

Cultural self-confidence is not only the overall recognition and full affirmation of a country,a nation and a political party of its own value,but also a supporting force for its sustainable development and prosperity,and a spiritual force that cannot be underestimated.Since the 18 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held,the Party and the state have attached great importance to the development of cultural self-confidence,and General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of landmark leading judgments on cultural self-confidence.In the report of the 20 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way,we must adhere to the development path of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and enhance cultural selfconfidence." In this context,the systematic combing and in-depth study of Mao Zedong’s thought of cultural self-confidence is of great significance for comprehensively understanding cultural self-confidence,criticizing historical nihilism,maintaining national cultural security,and building a socialist cultural power.Mao Zedong’s thought of culturalself-confidence was generated and developed under a specific historical background and has a profound theoretical foundation.As far as the historical background is concerned,Mao Zedong’s cultural self-confidence comes from the grasp of the late situation of China’s feudal society and the social changes in China before and after the May Fourth Movement,the exploration of China’s new democratic revolution and socialist construction practice,and the insight into the cultural development trend of the modern world.As far as the theoretical basis is concerned Self-confidence thought is the inheritance and development of the cultural self-confidence thought of classic Marxistwriters,the continuation and innovation of the cultural self-confidence thought of the early Chinese Communists and the relevant cultural concepts in the excellent traditional Chinese culture.The main contents of Mao Zedong’s thought of cultural self-confidence include: firming the self-confidence of Marxist culture in learning and promotion,firm self-confidence in the excellent Chinese traditional culture in inheritance and development,firm confidence in revolutionary culture in the revolutionary process,and firm self-confidence in socialist culture in the process of cultural construction,reflecting the era.People’s nature,nationality,science and other basic characteristics.Mao Zedong’s culturalself-confidence has certain historical significance and contemporary value.From the perspective of historical significance,Mao Zedong’s thought of cultural self-confidence developed Marxist cultural thought,constituted an important content of Mao Zedong Thought,guided the great practice of Chinese revolution and construction,and opened the ideological source of cultural self-confidence of the Communist Party of China.From the perspective of contemporary values,Mao Zedong’s thought of cultural self-confidence promoted the excellent traditional Chinese culture,promoted the spread of socialist cultural self-confidence with Chinese characteristics,enhanced the culturalidentity of people of all ethnic groups,and promoted the great prosperity of socialist culture.