Walk with the people and accompany the times
At the important time point in the century of the founding of the party, revisiting the glorious history of the Chinese Communist Party in the past century, and looking back at the literary history of the founding of the People’s Republic of China over 70 years, will give us a clearer view of an irrefutable historical fact: the overall leadership of the party and the party The correct guidance of literary and artistic thoughts and policies is a reliable guarantee for the continued prosperity of literary creation and the fundamental basis for the healthy development of literary and artistic undertakings. A full understanding of this fundamental issue will help us to deeply understand the essential attributes of socialist literature and art in the dimension of “Chinese characteristics”, accurately grasp the direction of the party’s literature and art work, and effectively promote the development of contemporary literature and art. Great development.
“Policies and strategies are the life of the party”, and the party’s literature and art policies are the fundamental guidelines for the cause of literature and art. Comrade Mao Zedong’s speech at the Yan’an Literary and Art Forum clearly and profoundly expounded the fundamental problem of literary and art work for the first time in the Chinese Revolutionary Literary and Art Movement-the question of “why people”, emphasizing that “our literature and art must be for the people. The literature and art in the Liberated Areas continued to flourish after the popularization movement. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the literary and art undertakings have also moved forward in this direction after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Soon after the founding of New China, the party put forward the policy of “letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend” for the prosperity of literature and art and the development of science; at the beginning of the new era, it clearly stated that literature and art must adhere to the direction of “serving the people and serving socialism.” All these provide important direction guidance and policy guarantees for mobilizing artists to go deep into life, rooting in the enthusiasm of the people, and stimulating the creativity of literary creation and production.
After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on literature and art work and delivered an important speech. When summarizing the party’s new requirements and hopes for literature and art, he not only grasped basic issues such as the attributes and laws of literature and art, but also approached literature and art. Many expositions on the development and trend of China are both profound and pertinent, with a high degree of ideological guidance and practical relevance. Guided and inspired by the spirit of this important speech, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the majority of literary and art workers have gone to the depths of social life and among the people, adhering to the people-centered creative orientation, and creating works in various subject areas. Outstanding works that reflect the new era and the new life of Acura have made the field of literature and art thrive and flourish, leading to a new stage of development and prosperity.
From a macro perspective, the gradual development and rapid development of contemporary Chinese literature, in the general trend of various creations and continuous active theoretical criticism, are particularly eye-catching in three new trends and new atmospheres. It can also be said that with these three characteristics as the main signs, it reflects the new achievements in the field of literary creation since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and also shows the new progress of the literary industry in the new era.
Reportage is closely related to the times, and the theme creation is eye-catching.The reportage, known as the “hussar”, has been “sinking” continuously in recent years, and his works have become increasingly “burdened”. The writers closely follow the pace of the Chinese nation’s pursuit of the Chinese Dream and socialist modernization. On the one hand, they deeply look back at the past history and write that the Chinese Communists have fought bloody battles for the liberation, independence, democracy, freedom, prosperity and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. A journey of suffering; on the other hand, he described the great industrial achievements and high-end technological development marked by large projects and large projects with passion, praising the great process of socialist modernization construction in full color. Coupled with the affectionate writing of various regions and different types of typical models and typical characters in the field of poverty alleviation, the wonderful depiction of heroes in different eras and different fronts constitutes a reflection of the new atmosphere of life and the new style of the era. The magnificent picture.
That is to say, judging from the works that have entered the “China Good Books” list in recent years, the works that have been selected include “Chinese Robots”, “Great Powers”, “Zhongguancun Notes”, “Great Powers”, “China Bridge”, “Cliff Village”, and “Spring”. “Going to Kubuqi”, “Eighteen Stories of Eighteen Cave Villages” and other masterpieces in various industries and different themes. The emergence of these works, coupled with the powerful blessings of “Country Country Shi,” a panoramic description of the fight against poverty, and “Revolutionary”, which deeply looks back on the early history of the founding of the party, reportage has a historical depth that connects the past and the present. It also has the breadth of life that broadly portrays the profound evolution of the times and society. It is commendable that many of these works have important themes, rigorous content, sophisticated writing and strong literary quality. Reportage has made real and gratifying progress in both “what to write” and “how to write”.
Excellent novels have appeared one after another, and realistic themes have gained momentum.The creation of novels since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has moved forward steadily in continuous activity and nurtured new ideas in the gradual progress. This kind of implicit or obvious change is particularly prominent in two aspects, that is, the creative momentum of realistic themes is unabated, and the realism technique is particularly dazzling. In recent years, the novels that have won important awards such as the “Mao Dun Literature Award” and the “Five One Project” Award for the Construction of Spiritual Civilization of the Central Propaganda Department include “Human World“, “Protagonist”, “Northward”, and “Brother Yingwu”. “Jingshanhai”, “Warring States Red”, “Seaside Spring and Autumn” and other long-form masterpieces.
These works belong to the creation of realistic themes with their own unique ideological connotation and life content. At the same time, these realistic-themed works still adhere to the realism writing style and retain the spirit of realism. Although the stories and meanings of these works are different, they have the same commonalities in facing the reality of social life, constructing stories with plots, depicting characters in details, trying to reproduce certain typical environments, and trying to shape typical characters. Each has its own unique personality.
The selection of realistic themes corresponds to the use of realistic techniques, and constitutes the dazzling theme of novel creation in recent years. As a whole, this has led to the creation of novels close to life and close to the people, making novels the artistic epitome of the social reality of this era because they resonate at the same frequency with the times and accompany with life.
The rapid rise of online literature has given birth to new cultural forms.Internet literature is a new literary sector that has risen sharply after entering the new century, but it has become an unlimited new growth point in contemporary literature with the greatest changes and the fastest growth. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the general pattern of diverse types and diverse forms, online novels have begun to show the basic trend of the emergence of science fiction creations and the continuous strengthening of realistic creations. As a result, it has not only promoted the benign development of network literature itself, but also brought many bright colors with the characteristics of network literature to the overall literature.
Another important development of online literature is embodied in the fact that IP is the core element, and it is widely integrated with other art forms to continuously extend the chain of the cultural and entertainment industry, which greatly promotes the development of the cultural industry. According to the “Blue Book of Chinese Online Literature in 2020”, despite the constant impact of various factors, in 2020, online literature will “pull the total value of downstream cultural industries to more than 1 trillion yuan”, and “Internet literature will further contribute to the cultural and creative industry.” Promote”. As a result, it also shows that, in addition to the function of literature, network literature has a unique function and bright prospect for the development of the joint development of entertainment and cultural industries.
Waiting for idle knowledge to gain the east wind side, it is always spring. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, with the concerted efforts and hard work of writers and artists, the field of literature and art has ushered in a new situation of creative prosperity and prosperous career.
(Author: Bai Ye, President of the Chinese Contemporary Literature Research Association)
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