From the "May 4th" New Culture Movement to the founding of the People's Republic of China，Marxist thought has experienced historical development from theoretical discussion to social practice in China。The theoretical achievements of Marxism can guide、Answering China’s practical problems，This has been proven by historical facts and social practice。Same，Marxist theory can also point out the direction for philosophical and social scientific research，And accordingly understand the basic laws of the development of philosophy bet with bet365，This is also proven by the practice of philosophy and social science research in the past hundred years。

Late 19th century，Among the many trends of thought that have landed in China，The theory of evolution had the strongest impact on the ideological and cultural circles at that time。The evolution theory of thought has greatly promoted the revolution in modern Chinese thought，The positive significance is undeniable。But it cannot fundamentally solve the problem of the direction of Chinese cultural development。In the process of theoretical exploration，Chinese bet with bet365 research workers are gradually changing from the "evolution" theory to the "reflection" theory，Finally found Marxism。

Zheng Zhenduo, the first director of the Institute of bet with bet365, under the guidance of Marxist theory，Understand the relationship between bet with bet365 and society from the perspective of economic base and superstructure，Elucidate the significance of literary history。He clearly pointed out two principles for writing literary history in "The Periodization of Chinese Literary History": First, we must fully understand the objective laws of the historical development process；The second is to pay attention to the unique path a country takes in its development and the particularities of bet with bet365 reflecting their respective histories。Marxist theoretical guidance，Let Zheng Zhenduo’s literary research open up a broader field。Under his auspices，The Institute of bet with bet365 clarified "Marxism-Leninism"、Perspectives of Mao Zedong Thought，Conduct a step-by-step and focused study on the development of Chinese and foreign bet with bet365 from ancient times to modern times and the main works of major writers、Organize and introduce” the policies and tasks of establishing the institute。In the bet with bet365 review、Writing literary history、Textbook compilation、Translation and introduction of academic works, etc.，Carried out a series of fruitful work，While continuing the "May Fourth Movement" era and questioning "where did the old culture come from"，A clear answer to “where is the new culture going?”。

Cai Yi, a well-known Marxist literary theorist at the Institute of bet with bet365, advocates the use of Marxism as the guiding principle and ideological method in literary research，Played a foundational role in the construction of Marxist bet with bet365, art and aesthetic theoretical systems。"Introduction to bet with bet365" edited by him，As ​​the first batch of standardized college liberal arts textbooks after the founding of New China，It is a monograph on Marxist bet with bet365 and art with Chinese characteristics。Under his influence，Research and dissemination of Marxist literary and artistic theory，Become an academic tradition in the Institute of bet with bet365，Published the series of monographs "Principles of bet with bet365"，Greatly promoted the deepening of research on Marxist bet with bet365 and art theory。

According to the materialist view of history，The development of things has its own inherent laws，Cultural Studies，Including literary studies，This should be the focus of research，Exploring the objective laws of one’s own development。"General History of Chinese Literary Thought" written mainly by researchers from the Institute of bet with bet365，Pay attention to the dimension of determining the superstructure from the economic base，Discuss the inherent laws of the development of bet with bet365 and art，Focus on combining the study of literary history and social history，Highlight the mainstream ideologies of different periods，Present the internal reasons for the transformation of various social forms and the historical characteristics of the transitional period，Thus revealing the basic laws that determine the development of bet with bet365 and art in different eras。

Looking at the development of Chinese literary research over the past 70 years，From the beginning of the founding of New China to the new era of reform and opening up，From the new century to the new era，Marxist worldview and methodology，Provides us with ideological weapons to deal with various challenges。General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out，“Adhere to the guidance of Marxism，Is the fundamental symbol that distinguishes contemporary Chinese philosophy bet with bet365 from other philosophy bet with bet365，We must take a clear stand and stick to it”。Literary research as an important part of philosophy and social science research，We must adhere to the guiding position of Marxism，We must adhere to the excellent traditions of Chinese culture，Must be based on China’s contemporary practical needs，This is not just a theoretical question，It is more of a practical question。

After the thinking method is determined，Academic practice will provide direction。General Secretary Xi Jinping specially emphasized，Prosperity and development of philosophy bet with bet365 in my country，We must solve the problem of study style。My understanding，The most important point，We must adhere to the academic stance of doing education for the people，At the same time, we must also strengthen the awareness of the issues of doing academic work for society，Cultivation of a research spirit dedicated to academics，Enhancing the ideological realm of studying history。

(The author is the director of the Institute of bet with bet365, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)