弘扬和培育民族精神,既是十六大报告的亮点之一,也是思想理论的创新点之一,它给民族精神以科学的定位,地位作用以充分的肯定,思想内涵以准确的揭示,以及表达了我们党过去和未来对待民族精神应取的态度。坚持弘扬和培育民族精神,使全体人民始终保持昂扬向上的精神状态,是实现民族复兴的重要保证,也是实现全面建设小康社会奋斗目标的重要途径。民族精神是一个民族在改造自然、改造社会的实践中形成的群体性、导向性思想品格、价值取向和道德规范,是民族心理特征、文化传统、思想情感的综合反映。民族精神优劣与强弱,将直接导致国家和民族的存亡和兴衰。在世界所有的文明古国和古老民族中,有的断种,有的断文,有的屡经覆亡甚至一劫不复,唯有中华民族在沧桑巨变中保持着历史和文化的一贯性。这说明,有着强大生机和生命力的中华民族精神在发挥着巨大作用。民族精神的强弱是与国家与民族的强弱成正比的。近、现代崛起的对世界历史进程产生重大影响的民族国家,如德意志、俄罗斯、美利坚、日本,无不是具有强烈自身特色的民族精神。考察一个国家在世界上的前途命运,只要考察一下这个国家民族精神的现状和历史就够了。只要民族精神这个精神支撑不倒,这个国家和民族的复兴就有希望。中华民族曾创造过灿烂的古代文明,也 Carrying forward and nurturing the national spirit is not only one of the bright spots in the report of the 16th National Congress of the CPC, but also one of the innovative points in ideological theory. It fully affirms the role of the national spirit in a scientific orientation and position, and accurately reveals and expresses its ideological content. The attitude our party should adopt in dealing with the national spirit in the past and in the future. Adhering to carrying forward and nurturing the national spirit so that all our people will always maintain their spirited and energetic spirit is an important guarantee for realizing the national rejuvenation and an important way to realize the goal of building an overall well-to-do society. National spirit is a collective, directional ideological character, value orientation and moral standard formed by a nation in the practice of transforming nature and reforming the society. It is a comprehensive reflection of the national psychological characteristics, cultural traditions and ideological feelings. The merits and weakness of the national spirit will directly lead to the survival and prosperity of the country and the nation. Among all the ancient civilizations and ancient peoples in the world, some are broken, some are broken, and some are repeatedly or even never get over. Only the Chinese nation has maintained its historical and cultural consistency during the vicissitudes of the vicissitudes of life. This shows that the spirit of the Chinese nation, which has strong vitality and vitality, has played a huge role. The strength of the national spirit is proportional to the strength of the country and nation. Recently, the rise of the modern nation states that have a significant impact on the course of world history, such as Germany, Russia, the United States and Japan, are all national spirits with strong own characteristics. To examine the future and destiny of a country in the world, it is enough to examine the current situation and history of the national spirit of this country. As long as the spirit of the national spirit is not backed up, there is hope for the revival of this country and nation. The Chinese nation has created brilliant ancient civilizations, too