What are the Four Histories? Why should we study the Four Histories?

The so-called Four Histories are actually the first four histories of the Twenty-Four Histories, namely "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Later Hanshu" and "Three Kingdoms".

Reasons for learning

Under the correct leadership of the Communist Party of China, our country’s national system and national governance system have demonstrated significant advantages, and scientific socialism has radiated great vitality in China. . Socialism with Chinese characteristics has become a great banner for the development of scientific socialism and the mainstay of revitalizing world socialism. In an increasingly complex and changeable international environment, the Communist Party of China has the responsibility, confidence, and ability to make greater historical contributions to the new development of scientific socialism.

The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the dominant practical logic that runs through the history of the party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development. When party members and cadres systematically study the "Four Histories" materials, they must accurately grasp the main line of the party's leadership, continuously deepen the study and education of the "Four Histories", and effectively enhance their ideological and action consciousness of staying true to their original aspiration and fulfilling their mission in practice.

The "Four Histories" are closely related.

It is superimposed in time. The so-called "history", the most intuitive thing is the time period. The history of reform and opening up begins in 1978, which spans more than 40 years; the history of New China begins in 1949, which spans more than 70 years; the history of the Party begins in 1921, which spans 100 years; the history of socialist development begins in 1516 with the utopian socialist work "Utopia" Since then, it has been more than 500 years.

The "Four Histories" are not four histories that do not overlap with each other in time, but an inclusive relationship between large periods and small periods, before and after. The history of socialist development is the longest, including the history of the Party, the history of New China, and the history of reform and opening up; the history of the party is second, including the history of New China and the history of reform and opening up; the history of New China includes the history of reform and opening up.