Li Yi, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles: Better meet the new expectations of the people's spiritual and cultural life

Better satisfaction

New expectations for the people's spiritual and cultural life

Li Yi Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles

Culture is related to the foundation of the country and the fortune of the country, and is the soul of a country and a nation. The long-standing Chinese culture and the profound Chinese civilization have shaped the spiritual temperament of our country and nation, nourished the spiritual world of the Chinese, and profoundly influenced the process of world civilization. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a Marxist political party with a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has profoundly grasped the important position and role of culture, led and promoted the cultural construction of the new era, including literature and art, from the strategic height of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, creatively put forward a series of new ideas, new views and new assertions, formed Xi Jinping Cultural Thought, constituted the cultural chapter of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and provided a powerful ideological weapon and scientific action guide for promoting the prosperity of literature and art and building a cultural power. In the new era and new journey, the main contradiction in mainland society has been transformed into a contradiction between the people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development, economic and social development has put forward higher requirements for cultural construction, and the people have higher expectations for spiritual and cultural life. To prosper and develop the literary and artistic undertakings and create a literary and artistic peak belonging to our era, we must be guided by Xi Jinping's cultural thought, adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, be self-confident and self-reliant, uphold integrity and innovation, launch more high-quality literary and artistic works, dedicate the best spiritual food to the people, constantly meet the people's spiritual and cultural needs, and enhance the people's spiritual strength to forge ahead.

Always stand firm on the people's side

Write an endless people's epic

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "in order for literature and art to reflect the voice of the people, we must adhere to the fundamental direction of serving the people and serving socialism." Holding high the great banner of the people's nature has been the most distinctive feature of our party's leadership in literary and artistic work over the past 100 years and more. Originating from the people, for the people, and belonging to the people is the fundamental position of socialist literature and art, and it is also the driving force for the prosperity and development of socialist literature and art. Only by profoundly answering the fundamental question of "who am I, for whom, and who do I rely on", always adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, put the people in the highest position in my heart, take the people's satisfaction and dissatisfaction as the highest standard for testing art, take root in the people's life to draw inspiration, eulogize the people's heroes to show greatness, and enrich the people's spirit to boost morale and increase trust, can the hundred gardens of literature and art bloom forever for the people.

Since the beginning of the new era, the national literary and art circles and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles have adhered to the people's position, adhered to deeply rooted in the people, enthusiastically eulogized the people, sincerely served the people, innovated artistic expression with heart and emotion, and made great efforts to improve the originality of works with the righteousness and sharpness of upholding integrity and innovation, so as to create historical drums and calls for the Chinese people. Establish and improve the working mechanism for the normalization of the practice of the theme of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", unite and guide the majority of literary and artistic workers to closely follow major themes such as Chinese-style modernization, comprehensive well-off, rural revitalization, cultural revitalization of Xinjiang, literary and artistic aid to Tibet, and ecological civilization, follow the footsteps of the people, closely follow the fiery life, go deep into the grassroots frontline, carry out volunteer service and creative activities, and use works to create statues for the people and take photos for the times. "Mountains and Seas", "The Daughter of the Mountain", "The World", "My Altay" and other realistic works have been widely praised, and "The Three Norths of the Family and Country", "Old Geese", "Maigaiti in the Sun" and other "deep-rooted" excellent achievements in collection and creation have been emerging, greatly enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the people, and effectively opening up a broad world of literary and artistic creation in the new era.

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China focused on building a socialist cultural power and put forward the major task of deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism. In the new era and new journey, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's cultural thought, keep in mind the original intention of serving the people, unite and guide the majority of literary and artistic workers to deeply understand the people's lives, conscientiously understand the people's hard work, perceive the people's joys, sorrows and sorrows, and comprehend the people's voices. Write about the spiritual strength and noble qualities of ordinary people in the magnificent era. Make full use of new technologies and new means, excavate the ideological concepts, humanistic spirit, and moral norms of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, integrate artistic creativity with Chinese cultural values, combine the spirit of Chinese aesthetics with contemporary aesthetic pursuits, integrate multiple types of cross-category artistic elements and emerging technology elements, continuously expand the content and form of the subject matter, innovate language narratives and melodic images, and use high-quality literary and artistic works to express the nostalgia of the people and sing for the times.

Promote the production of literary and artistic creation

Constantly enriching the masses of the people

Spiritual and cultural life

General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to literary and artistic creation, emphasizing that "to promote the prosperity and development of literature and art, the most fundamental thing is to create and produce excellent works worthy of our great nation and great era". To measure the literary and artistic achievements of an era, we must ultimately look at the works, and to measure the life value of writers and artists, we must also look at the works. In today's era, the people's growing need for a better life has both material and spiritual connotations. With the economic and social development, the social structure is becoming more and more complex, the types and levels of cultural needs are becoming more and more diverse, people's level of appreciation of literature and art is constantly improving, and the requirements for the quality, taste, and style of literary and artistic works are also getting higher and higher. Only by always keeping the people's new cultural demands in mind, adhering to the unity of profound thinking, exquisite art, and excellent production, running the spirit of innovation through the whole process of literary and artistic creation and production, and striving to improve the quality of creation, can we effectively respond to the people's yearning for a better life.

Since the new era, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles has focused on the central work of the party and the state and major time nodes, led major creations with major themes, organized and implemented large-scale art creation projects and theme sculpture projects to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and "Praise the New Era - Exhibition of Original and Excellent Symphonic Works", etc., and achieved fruitful results. Through the China Literature and Art Fund and other platforms, we will vigorously support the creation projects of various art categories, organize artists to carry out in-depth creation of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", and guide the correct direction of literary and artistic creation through national literary and artistic awards such as the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Drama, the Golden Rooster Award for Chinese Film, the Golden Bell Award for Chinese Music, the Lotus Award for Chinese Dance, and the Golden Eagle Award for Chinese Television, and vigorously promote the continuous prosperity of literary and artistic creation.

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly demanded that "adhere to the combination of achievements and talents, grasp the integration of works and grasp the environment, and improve the working mechanism of literary and artistic creation and production services, guidance and organization". In the new era and new journey, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles will closely follow the task of "being a human being", focus on the central link of creating and producing excellent works, and effectively put the promotion of literary and artistic creation in a more prominent position, strengthen the top-level design, further strengthen and optimize the overall planning of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles system to promote creation, and innovate and improve various working mechanisms such as organizational creation, theme traction, deep root collection, and linkage and cooperation. Continue to promote the normalization of the work mechanism for the practice of the theme of "going deep into life and taking root in the people" and the implementation of major development strategies such as rural revitalization, cultural revitalization of Xinjiang, literary and artistic aid to Tibet, and the practice of civilization in the new era, do a good job in doing a good job of national professional awards and national exhibitions and performances in various art categories, improve the funding system of literary and artistic creation and production funds, implement the annual important creation catalog release system, highlight the demonstration creation projects with major themes, and carry out literary and artistic volunteer service brand activities such as "going to the people" on a regular and long-term basis. Organize and guide literary and artistic workers to go deep into the forefront of reform and opening up and the front line of people's production and life, express the aspirations of the Chinese people, the power of creation, and the fruits of development, and continuously enhance the people's sense of cultural gain and happiness with high-quality literary and artistic works and cultural services.

Vigorously promote both virtue and art

Cultivate and strengthen the literary and artistic team that leads the new trend and righteousness

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "those who establish virtue and cultivate people must first establish themselves; He who forges the soul of Bacon must first forge himself." Literary and artistic workers shoulder the responsibility of enlightening the mind, cultivating sentiments, and warming the soul, and undertake the mission of educating people with culture, educating people with culture, and cultivating people with culture, and have an irreplaceable and important role in meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people. Only by unifying their personal moral cultivation, social image, and the social effect of their works, adhering to artistic ideals, pursuing both virtue and art, maintaining noble moral sentiments, and dedicating works of both literary quality and beauty, can literary and artistic workers preserve righteousness for history, promote virtue for the world, and leave a clear name for themselves.

Since the beginning of the new era, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles has adhered to the combination of ideological and political guidance, value guidance, moral guidance and style construction, improved the working mechanism of the Professional Ethics Construction Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Work Style Construction Committee of the National Association of Writers and Artists, improved the industry standards, industry norms, codes of conduct and self-discipline conventions of various art categories, actively participated in the comprehensive management of the field of culture and entertainment, and guided the majority of literary and artistic workers to consciously improve their learning, self-cultivation and cultivation, and strive to pursue true talent, good morality and high taste. Deeply grasp the dialectical relationship between works and people, deepen the reform of literary and artistic awards, focus on works and artists themselves, strengthen the scientific and standardized construction of awards, and effectively give full play to the role of awards in guiding, motivating and demonstrating creation and talents. Strengthen the cultivation of literary and artistic talents and the construction of echelons at different levels and levels, strengthen the management of member liaison services, and increase the absorption of grassroots front-line workers, young literary and artistic workers and new literary and artistic groups. Widely carry out the civilized practice of literary and artistic volunteer services in the new era, pay attention to discovering and cultivating artistic talents in literary and artistic volunteer services, exercise and develop literary and artistic backbones in establishing and promoting the new trend of the industry, and strive to create a good situation in which famous masters stand behind masterpieces and famous masters support masterpieces.

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a strategic plan for "cultivating and forming a large-scale team of outstanding cultural talents", pointing out the way forward for cultivating and strengthening the literary and artistic team that leads the new trend and righteousness in the new era. In the new era and new journey, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles will further strengthen the awareness that talents are the "first resource" of literary and artistic undertakings, give full play to organizational and professional advantages, improve the strategic layout of literary and artistic talents with a stronger historical initiative, deepen the reform of the system and mechanism for the development of literary and artistic talents, and consolidate the talent foundation to better meet the people's spiritual and cultural expectations. Continue to strengthen the ideological and political guidance of literary and artistic talents, actively play the important role of national literary and artistic awards in the selection and promotion of talents, take the cultivation of famous masters, leading talents, and outstanding young talents as the top priority, increase support for new literary and artistic groups and young literary and artistic backbones, and guide the majority of literary and artistic workers to conscientiously fulfill their social responsibilities and bravely climb the peak of art, morality, and life. Efforts should be made to give full play to the leading role of industry construction, integrate education, guidance, service, management, self-discipline, rights protection and other aspects, make breakthroughs at the same time, implement comprehensive policies, further promote the construction of professional ethics and conduct in the literary and artistic circles, and continuously strengthen industry services, industry management, and industry self-discipline, and establish a good social image of the literary and artistic circles in the construction of a beautiful literary and artistic ecology.

Comprehensively deepen the reform of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles

Continuously optimize functions

Improve the level and ability of service guidance

Reform is the driving force for the prosperity of literature and art and the development of culture. Culture is the field that needs innovation the most, and innovation is the life of literature and art. At present, the mainland's production capacity for literary and artistic creation has been greatly improved, the supply of various cultural products and services has grown rapidly, and the main contradiction in cultural supply has shifted from "whether it is enough or not" to "whether it is good or not". At the same time, a new round of scientific and technological revolution is in the ascendant, and the rapid development of new information technology has continuously given rise to new formats, new applications, and new models in the cultural field, profoundly changing the "what to write" and "how to write" in literary and artistic creation. All these have put forward new requirements and new tasks for literary and artistic work and the organization of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Only by respecting and following the laws of literature and art, deepening reforms, improving policies, and constantly optimizing the supply mechanism of cultural services and cultural products can we truly form a vivid situation of constantly producing high-quality products and talents, and inject inexhaustible impetus into better meeting the people's spiritual and cultural expectations.

Since the beginning of the new era, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles has conscientiously implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on mass work and literary and artistic work, and comprehensively promoted the deepening reform of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles in accordance with the spirit of the Central Party's mass work conference and the requirements of the deepening reform plan of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Persist in changing concepts, strengthening the foundation, making up for shortcomings, and optimizing functions, constantly improving the working mechanism for liaison services to guide literary and artistic workers, improving the long-term mechanism of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", reforming and optimizing the literary and artistic award mechanism, building a new literary and artistic group liaison system, innovating the mechanism for directly serving literary and artistic workers, improving the mechanism for supporting outstanding works and recommending literary and artistic talents, establishing and improving the working mechanism for the construction of literary and artistic conduct and professional ethics, and promoting the construction of online literary and artistic and online literary and artistic workers' homes, etc., the focus of work is increasingly tilted towards the grassroots level, The focus of services continues to focus on the front line. As of May 2024, all prefecture-level and city-level administrative divisions across the country have established organizations of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the coverage rate of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles at the county and district levels has exceeded 80%, and the organizational system of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles has become more solid. There are more than 4.7 million members of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, including more than 150,000 members of national literary and artistic artists and more than 33,000 members of the "two new in literature and art". The political, advanced and mass nature of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles has been continuously enhanced, the organizational vitality, centripetal force, attractiveness and industry influence have been significantly improved, and the ability and effectiveness of serving the overall situation and the people with literature and art have been significantly enhanced.

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly put forward the "optimization of the supply mechanism of cultural services and cultural products", and called for "improving the public cultural service system and establishing a mechanism for high-quality cultural resources to reach the grassroots level". In the new era and new journey, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles will unswervingly continue to promote the comprehensive deepening of reform, adhere to the problem orientation, innovate thinking, change concepts, and empower the Federation of Literary and Art Circles with reform and innovation to give full play to the organizational and professional advantages of the system, focusing on literary and artistic creation, literary and artistic services to the grassroots people, the construction of literary and artistic style, the unity and guidance of the "two new in literature and art", the organizational system of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the construction of talent teams, and other key links, strengths and weaknesses, make up for shortcomings, and make good use of the traction and pry of work, and lose no time in promoting the reform of key areas. Effectively open up the "last mile" of high-quality literary and artistic resources to the grassroots level. Actively conform to the general trend of Internet development, strengthen Internet thinking, constantly innovate service management methods, establish new service platforms and working mechanisms, mobilize the power of the literary and artistic front, stimulate the hidden creative energy, and launch more excellent works that the people like to see, so that the people's spiritual and cultural life is full and full.

The glorious banner guides the way forward, and great ideas lead great practice. The cultural mission of the new era gives us greater responsibility, and the people's demand for a better spiritual and cultural life calls for us to do more. We will unite and unite the majority of literary and artistic workers with heart and affection, unremittingly study and practice Xi Jinping's cultural thought, strengthen cultural self-confidence, insist on serving the people through literature and art, adhere to integrity and innovation, uphold openness and inclusiveness, inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture, carry forward the core values of socialism, and create and launch more masterpieces worthy of the times and the people in the artistic practice of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", and contribute to the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.

Source: Study Times, October 16, 2024, page 1