President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the first World bet with bet365 Congress clearly stated，I hope that all experts and scholars will take up the mission of classical research，To promote the inheritance and development of civilization、Promote exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations and make greater contributions。This is the first time that party and state leaders have issued ardent expectations and the call of the times for the ancient and modern knowledge of bet with bet365，This is also a historic encounter between a country’s civilizational ambition and the academic mission of a discipline。

President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter made us realize，The discipline of classics must always be closely integrated with the country’s cultural traditions and concerns，The construction of bet with bet365 classical studies must be based on the tradition of bet with bet365 civilization itself，At the same time, we must face the world、“Grand Classics” for the future。Don’t stick to the old disciplinary boundaries，Think of classics only as the study of ancient Greece and Rome，But we should be guided by Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts，Redefining the connotation and extension of classics under the guidance of "two combinations"，Renovation and innovation，With a broad mind, face all the foundational classical civilizations with handed down classics in the history of human civilization。Classics researchers must not only base on the five outstanding characteristics of bet with bet365 civilization，Complete the bet with bet365 classics from past dynasties before the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China、Research into the scope of classics，We also need to have a deeper understanding of the foundation of Western civilization，Constructing Classics that combines China and the West。bet with bet365 classical studies should be based on the local area，Cultivate “both bet with bet365 and Western learning，Evolution in ancient and modern times，bet with bet365 and foreign gains and losses，Knowing everything in his mind” (Pi Xirui’s words) the pillar of the new era。In addition，bet with bet365 classical studies must consciously get rid of Western centralism，Establish an independent discourse system for the discipline of classics。To inject pluralistic symbiosis into classical studies、The classical spirit of equality and harmony，The bet with bet365 spirit、China’s stance and bet with bet365 style are cast into it，Then comprehensively reflect on and summarize the civilizational experience and lessons of all mankind，Work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind，Create a kind of "harmony without difference，The civilization theory of "Beauty and Beauty"。

Reviewing the history of the discipline development of classics，Classics has been an ancient and modern science since its birth。19th century，With the formation of modern European university disciplines and cultural systems，Classics has achieved institutional development in the modern Western education system，Classical scholars search for ancient Greek and Roman classics、Organization and interpretation provide rich spiritual resources for the ideological pioneers of modern Western civilization。It can be said，Classics is one of the basic driving factors in the formation of modern Western civilization。Constructing bet with bet365 classics involves the civilizational choice faced by the bet with bet365 nation: while realizing modernization and development，How to maintain the fundamental virtues of bet with bet365 civilization？Furthermore，How to absorb the classical wisdom contained in classical civilization to help build a new form of modern civilization？

President Xi Jinping emphasized in his speech at the UNESCO headquarters in 2014，“Every civilization continues the spiritual blood of a country and nation”。Although "classics" is a foreign word，But classics has always been inherent in the long and splendid history of bet with bet365 civilization，Many classics have established and constructed the spiritual core and ideological quality of bet with bet365 civilization。Since the late Qing Dynasty，With the "Spread of Western Learning to the East"，A fierce collision between bet with bet365 and Western civilizations，Facing the challenges of Western civilization，How to maintain a blood relationship with bet with bet365 cultural traditions has always been an unavoidable issue for modern bet with bet365 scholars。

June 2023，Proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping，To “continue to promote cultural prosperity from a new starting point、Building a culturally powerful country"。This new starting point is the great rejuvenation of the bet with bet365 nation that we are committed to realizing，This epic historical action is an important opportunity for the ancient bet with bet365 civilization to be reborn from the ashes。In his speech at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the proposition of solving the "controversy between China and the West in ancient and modern times"，This proposition not only has extremely clear practical guiding significance，It also has far-reaching world historical significance。bet with bet365 civilization is "the only splendid civilization in human history that has lasted for more than 5,000 years without interruption"，In the long historical process，The updated iteration of the political body will inevitably face the problem of how to deal with the relationship between contemporary and ancient civilizations。The "Controversy between China and the West in Ancient and Modern Times" originated from the Western challenges that China has been facing since the 19th century，Only after the founding of New China，Only by solving this problem can we have a solid political foundation。

This means，Developing bet with bet365 Classics，Must be combined with the conflict of civilizations issue that ancient China is facing and even urgently needs to answer as it moves toward national rejuvenation。The bet with bet365 National Community and Other Classical Civilizations (Ancient Egypt、Assyria、Ancient Iran、Ancient civilizations such as ancient India) have no historical conflicts，The "Controversy between China and the West in Ancient and Modern Times" clearly shows，Modern China is facing a historic choice between bet with bet365 and Western civilizations。Therefore，The fundamental purpose of establishing a subject and teaching in classical studies is to resolve the challenges of modern Western knowledge formed since the Renaissance，Cracking the ancient and modern dispute between China and the West。This new starting point and new mission are both opportunities to build classical studies，Also a challenge。

Late 19th century，The famous German classicist Nietzsche once reminded the classical academic community: Classics "organizes old books out of moral motives"，It "presupposes noble faith"，Elucidate the wisdom and virtues in ancient classics for the "coming" national leaders。This means，Classics not only shoulders the mission of protecting the heritage of ancient classics，More importantly，It bears the responsibility of nourishing each generation of national pillars with classical wisdom。In the final analysis，While bet with bet365 classical studies are based on its own civilizational tradition，We should also organize and study ancient bet with bet365 and Western classics。

Now，Our country is in a critical period of realizing the great rejuvenation of the bet with bet365 nation。Must-read classics in prosperous times，Cultivation of canons can best demonstrate the civilized quality and spiritual style of the prosperous age。The classics handed down from ancient times are the historical crystallization of human wisdom，It is also the basis for the development of human civilization。All the prosperous dynasties of our country compiled the Five Classics: the Tang Dynasty compiled and compiled the Five Classics、Compilation and compilation of the Thirteen Classics during the prosperous period of Kangxi and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty，Compiling Marxist-Leninist classics after the founding of New China、Compilation of Twenty-Four Histories，Historical achievements are obvious to all。bet with bet365 civilization has a fine tradition of absorbing foreign cultures，The inherent richness and inclusiveness of bet with bet365 civilization make it capable of resolving heterogeneous civilizations that pose major challenges to traditional lifestyles，bet with bet365 civilization is continuing itself，Return to the capital and start a new one，Casting Classics。Revision of classics in the new era should not just be about rebuilding traditional bet with bet365 classics，Adapt it to the new atmosphere of innovative development of bet with bet365 civilization，We also need to translate the classics handed down from ancient Western Greek and Roman civilization and modern European classical civilization。This will be a huge systematic project，If bet with bet365 academics in the 21st century must achieve something、Have the academic confidence to cultivate the great rejuvenation of the bet with bet365 nation，Need to deeply master Western classics。

The challenge of acculturating modern Western civilization，It means that modern bet with bet365 thought will become increasingly mature and calm，Think about the future of bet with bet365 civilization from a more historical perspective。The great rejuvenation of the bet with bet365 nation has unprecedented world historical significance。Cultural self-confidence and institutional self-confidence are the foundation for ensuring long-term stability of the country，It is also the basic guarantee for China to stand among the nations of the world。We need to realize，bet with bet365 civilization has an unshirkable historical responsibility for building a fair and equal world civilization order。All of this is inseparable from the support of classics。Over 100 years，bet with bet365 academic circles are mainly devoted to the study of modern Western civilization since the 18th century，The classical origins of Western civilization are less studied and translated，Especially taking a calm look at the entire tradition of Western civilization。Over the past 20 years，With the strong improvement of China’s comprehensive national strength，bet with bet365 academic circles’ understanding of Western civilization has begun to advance toward its classical aspects，We begin to examine and re-understand the overall appearance of Western civilization。

Facing reality and the future，To create a new culture belonging to our era，We must pay attention to the academic construction of classics。With the establishment of the Institute of Classical bet with bet365 Civilization in Athens, Greece，China’s classical studies not only have a world stage for academic exchanges and resource sharing with the international classical academic community，Its own civilization ambitions also have a practical support。I believe that with the convening of the first Classical Congress，The discipline construction of classical studies in China will enter a new historical stage。

Facing the eternal issues of human society and the many challenges of the modern world，China and Greece, two major classical civilizations, need to strengthen civilizational exchanges and mutual learning，Work together to solve various challenges faced by mankind。The bet with bet365 classical academic community can only understand and promote classical research within the ideological tension of "the dispute between China and the West in ancient and modern times"，In order to better implement the global civilization initiative，Take responsibility for your own mission of the times。

　　(The author is a researcher at the Institute of Foreign Literature, bet with bet365 Academy of Social Sciences)