Footsteps of Learning and Reflection
The Echoes of Study and Reflection
Brief Introduction This book is divided into five parts: Study and Reflection, Reading and Commentary, Prefaces and Postscripts, Questions and Answers, and Investigations and Reports. Its primary contents include: "Articles Must Be Good, Titles Must Be Clever"; "The Five Realms of Writing"; "On the Study of History"; "History as a Prerequisite Course for Leading Officials"; "Historical Theory Should Lead Historical Research to Reveal the Laws of Social Development"; and "Recent Discussions on the Development of Modern New Confucianism and the Role of Confucianism," among others.
Contents Part I: Study and Reflection Articles Must Be Good, Titles Must Be Clever The Five Realms of Writing On the Study of History History as a Prerequisite Course for Leading Officials Historical Theory Should Lead Historical Research to Reveal the Laws of Social Development Deepen the Study of Intellectual History to Promote New Ideological Liberation [1] Who Governs the Order, Chaos, Prosperity, and Decline of Society?—Selected Understandings of Ancient Chinese Statesmen and Thinkers Persist in Combining the Governance of the Country According to Law with the Governance of the Country by Virtue A Brief Discussion on the Ancient Chinese Governance Thought of "Governance Through Non-Action" [2] Advanced Culture is a Tremendous Force Leading Social Progress The Leading Role of Our Party in Building an Advanced Culture Confirming the Essential Stipulations of the Primary Stage of Socialism [3] Adhere to the Policy of "Never Claiming Leadership" to Promote the Construction of a New International Order [4] A Heroine Among Women, a National Treasure—Commemorating the Centenary of the Birth of Comrade Soong Ching-ling Reflections Arising from the Problematic Milk Powder Incident [5] Always Adhere to Practice as the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth—Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Discussion on the Criterion of Truth [6] New Explorations into the Laws of the Development of Human Society An Interpretation of the Defects in Confucian Thought on the Governance by Virtue Follow the People's Desires; Enrich the People to Govern Them Regularities in the Turbulence, Decline, and Fall of Successive Chinese Dynasties Letting Mulan Culture Radiate New Charm
Part II: Reading and Commentary The Value of Philosophy and the Power of Theory—After Reading On the Ideological Front (1978–1991) A Multipolar World, Colorful Civilizations—A Review of the World Civilization Series The Importance Retained by the Central Committee is the Fundamental Prerequisite for Running Party Journals Well—After Reading the Draft History of the CPC Central Committee Journals Fusing Annals and Chronicles into One Furnace, Combining Historical Theory with Textual Research—A Review of A Chronicle of Sino-Western Relations Before the Opium War A History of Literary Inquisitions, Many Tears of Bitterness—After Reading Three Thousand Years of Literary Inquisitions [7] A Report that Inspires and Enlightens—Reading Reports from the Land of the Cingulate One Needs Not Only Knowledge, but More Importantly, Methodology New Expansions in the Study of Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling—Reading On Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling's Socialist Thought Searching for and Creating a New Realm—Reflections on Reading Nirvana Important Work and Beneficial Exploration—A Brief Commentary on Explorations in Rural Ideological Education The Most Important Thing is Discovery—Reading How to Discover News A New Perspective for Researching Deng Xiaoping Theory—A Review of Research on Deng Xiaoping's Decision-Making Thought A Three-Dimensional Perspective on the Hanlin System—A Review of Research on the Chinese Hanlin System [8] Looking Back at a Century of Social Trends of Thought Inspirations from The Priceless Promise A Great Intellectual Journey A New Century, a New "History"—A Review of Chinese History Edited by Zhang Qizhi Ingeniously Reproducing the Style of Scholars and the Passing of the Torch—A Review of Gu Jiegang and His Disciples A Solid Academic Style and Innovative Results—A Review of Geographical Research on the Lianghu Plain in the Song Dynasty Grasping the Crucial Point and Clarifying a Principle—A Review of The Tenth Anniversary Sacrifice of the Demise of the Soviet Communist Party [9] A Profound Revelation of the Process from Regional Culture to Mainstream Culture—A Review of the History of Qi-Lu Thought and Culture (Pre-Qin, Qin, and Han Volume) [10] Do All Westerners Affirm Individualism?—Reading Westerners’ Views on Individualism An Important Foundational Work—Bi Cheng and His Research on "Jiang Zemin's Discourses on Education" Only When There Are "True Persons" Can There Be True Scholarship—A Review of Zhang Maoze’s A Critical Commentary on Jin Yuelin's Logical Philosophy [11] Exploring the Mysteries of Middle Eastern Urban Civilization—A Review of The Birth, Development, and Transformation of Medieval Cities in the Middle East The Position of Mental Labor Today—A Review of The Economics of Mental Labor Exploring New Knowledge, Discussing History, and Debating Politics—Reading Collection of Pursuits and Records of Discussing History in the Eastern Depot [12] Diligent Cultivation in the Fertile Soil of Historiography An Academic Work Focusing on People's Livelihood and Solving Difficult Problems—Reading A History of Chinese Beggars by Qu Yanbin A Small Book Explaining Great Issues—After Reading Research on Democratic Centralism "Seeking Truth" as the Purpose, "Carving Insects" with Great Care—After Reading The Collection of Carving Insects [13] My Views on the First General History of the Communist Party of China Struggle, Rise, Soaring—A Review of Jin Chongji's The Rise of China in the Twentieth Century Historical Science Seeing the Gems Through Knowing the Person and Discussing the Era—After Reading The Poet Mao Zedong [14] A Review of Seventy Years of the Construction of the Communist Party of China Forty Autumns to Complete One Book—Reading Su Xing's Economic History of New China "China's Hope is in Yan'an!"—After Reading On the Yan'an Spirit [15]
Part III: Prefaces and Postscripts The Conscience of Chinese Society—Preface to Selected Poems of Concern for the Country and the People Through the Ages Forward to Mao Zedong's Commentaries on Ancient and Modern Figures Preface to Sixteen Lectures on Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Forward to Masterpieces of Scholarship Preface to Backdrops of the Countryside Preface to Collected Works for the 50th Anniversary of the Xishui County People's Hospital Preface to Yan Fu and the Development of Modern Chinese Thought [16] "A Scholar's View" and a Scholar's Wish Postscript to The Splendid Yin-Shang Culture [17]
Part IV: Questions and Answers In Antiquity there was Zizhi Tongjian, Today there is Zizheng Shijian—An Interview with Zhou Suyuan, Associate Editor-in-Chief of Zizheng Shijian [18] Regarding Issues of Historical Theory and Historical Criticism—An Interview with Senior Editor Zhou Suyuan Correctly Understanding the Past, Recognizing the Present, and Grasping the Future—An Interview with Sha Jiansun, Li Wenhai, Cheng Zhongyuan, and Tian Jujian on the Publication of The Outline of Chinese Modern and Contemporary History "Xiangshan Culture is Full of Vitality"—An Interview with Zhou Suyuan, Senior Editor at Qiushi Journal Philosophy and Social Sciences Also Need Independent Innovation—An Answer to a Reporter from Guangzhou Daily In the Position of a Party Journal Editor—An Answer to Liu Shuangping
Part V: Investigations and Reports Researching and Understanding National Conditions—A Summary of the Academic Symposium on "China's National Conditions and the Enormous Changes and Experiences of Chinese Society over the Past 70 Years" Summary of the Academic Symposium Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China Recent Discussions on the Development of Modern New Confucianism and the Role of Confucianism Stability Paves the Way for Development—An Investigation into the Stability Work of the Zhengzhou Railway Sub-bureau A New Leap in the Land of Abundance—An Investigation Report on Sichuan Province's Practice of "Establishing the Party for the Public and Governing for the People" [19] In Building a New Countryside, Informationization Should Lead the Way—An Investigation into Rural Informationization Construction in Shanxi Province Successful Practice in Exploring the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics—Experiences and Inspirations from the Development and Opening of Pudong Postscript