Xi Jinping: We must grasp the relationship between inheritance and innovation. Integrating Chinese cultural values into contemporary literary and artistic creation is not blind exclusion, but a process of dialectical choices and innovations.

Chinese-style modernization is inseparable from the inheritance and promotion of excellent traditional culture. Literary and art workers must enhance their cultural consciousness and strengthen their cultural self-confidence, says Zhang Dawei, Institute of Literature, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences. The charm of Chinese culture is being more widely disseminated and recognized around the world.