Promoting innovative transformation and development of traditional Chinese culture

In his report to the 19th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping called for innovative transformation and development of traditional Chinese culture, pointing the way towards China's cultural development. Innovative transformation involves changing what may be dated but still has relevance today, and giving it new life to reflect today's realities and needs. Innovative development means adding new concepts and ideas, expanding and improving what is considered quintessential, and broadening its reach and its appeal, to reflect new progress. Innovative transformation and development are interrelated. With different focuses, they constitute a continuum. These guidelines are based on the Party's new understanding of what drives cultural development under today's new conditions, and will no doubt help propel Chinese culture to new heights.

推動中華優秀傳統文化創造性轉化、創新性發展

習近平在黨的十九大報告中提出，要“推動中華優秀傳統文化創造性轉化、創新性發展”，這句話為中國文化建設事業的發展指明了方向。所謂創造性轉化，就是要按照時代特點和要求，對那些至今仍有借鑒價值的內涵和陳舊的表現形式加以改造，賦予其新的時代內涵和現代表達形式，激活其生命力。所謂創新性發展，就是要按照時代的新進步新進展，對中國優秀傳統文化的內涵加以補充、拓展、完善，增強其影響力和感召力。創造性轉化與創新性發展是一個緊密聯系、不可分割的整體，卻又各有側重、有所區別。這一方針體現了中國共產黨在新的歷史條件下對文化發展規律的認識達到了新高度，必將對中華文化走向新輝煌發揮強有力的推動作用。