Zhangjiang experts and scholars: Hello everyone! First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, President Wang Weiguang, and the organizers of this forum, please allow me to extend a sincere welcome and gratitude to the experts and scholars inside and outside the academy who participated in the seminar on "The First Marxist Literary and Art Theory Forum and the Development of Marxist Literature and Art Theory and the Development of Chinese Literature", and expressed warm congratulations on the smooth convening of this conference. The first "Marxist Literary and Art Theory Forum of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences" was held shortly after Comrade Xi Jinping presided over the symposium on literary and artistic work, which is of special significance. Yesterday we also held the inaugural meeting of the "Chinese Literary Criticism Research Association" here (at this very venue), as well as a symposium for authors of the "Literary Vision" column jointly launched by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and People's Daily. Although the content of yesterday's meeting is different from today's, the purpose of the two-day meeting is the same, that is, through your efforts, together with colleagues in academic circles, we should hold high the banner of Marxist literary and artistic thought, practice the core socialist values, do a good job in theoretical research, do a good job in literary and art criticism, and earnestly promote the healthy, orderly, prosperous and prosperous development of China's literary and artistic undertakings. I believe that today's academic exchanges and academic discussions will yield fruitful results and lay a good and solid foundation for the smooth development of the forum in the future. Marxist literary theory and literary criticism have a history of nearly 100 years in China, and many achievements and gains have been made, and many representative viewpoints and influential theorists have emerged. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the "Sinicization" of Marxist literary and art theory has become a new task put forward by the theoretical circles, and the research on Marxist literary and art theory has also conducted in-depth discussions on some theoretical issues and put forward some valuable research results in this context. But overall, the research over the years has not been very satisfactory. Based on various factors, I believe that the current problems in Marxist literary theory and literary criticism in China are mainly as follows: (1) The reserve force for the study of Marxist literary theory and literary criticism is seriously insufficient. The older generation of scholars is gradually leaving, there are only a few middle-aged scholars, and the younger generation of researchers is few and has insufficient research motivation. Many scholars are not interested in Marx's theory, but they are just anxious to temporarily quote one or two words from Marne and put them in the article, completely regardless of whether the understanding is accurate and whether the argument is rigorous, and this situation has caused the study of Marxist literature and art in contemporary China to actually be in a situation of decline. (2) After the new period, various new wave theories in the contemporary West have been introduced in large quantities, so that a large number of talented young scholars have concentrated their academic interests and energy on these foreign so-called new theories and insights. The new learning is fashionable and easy to produce results, and most scholars are reluctant to stay in the field of Marxist literature and art research in the face of pressure such as title evaluation and economic income, and objectively snub Marxist literary and art research. (3) The quantitative academic system is also one of the reasons for the weak research and criticism of Marxist literary and art theory in China, resulting in the quantity and quality of academic research, more repeated research, less academic innovation, more praise, and less reflection and criticism. In addition, everyone is studying behind closed doors, lacking common topics, poor communication, insufficient dialogue, and it is difficult to form disciplinary advantages. (4) Lack of "awareness of problems". Many scholars prefer to hide in the ivory tower, do not care about practical problems, do not care about the profound changes in the social form caused by globalization, technology and networking since the mid-90s of the 20th century, and cannot see the new situations and new phenomena that have emerged in literary and artistic life, so that the academic research of Marxist literature and art has lost its inherent realistic character and critical spirit. (5) Emphasizing theory over criticism, many studies go from theory to theory, playing with terminology, playing tricks, and engaging in roundabouts, thinking that this is the real learning. They do not care about specific literary and artistic works, do not care about current creative practices, are insensitive, do not have a strong sense of responsibility, do not criticize some popular erroneous creative tendencies and creative trends, and do not support and encourage excellent literary and artistic works, and lose the enthusiasm and courage of Marxist literary and art criticism. (6) Insufficient study of the original works of Marxist literary and art theory, insufficient theoretical research on classic writers of Marxist literary and art theory, insufficient differentiation and analysis of different schools of Marxist literary and art theory, and failure to properly summarize the outstanding achievements of Marxist literary and art theory in our country, lack theoretical consciousness, and still less theoretical self-confidence. The cause of all these problems is closely related to the fact that some people do not pay enough attention to the theoretical value and guiding significance of Marxist literary and art theory, and even fundamentally deny the theoretical guidance of Marxism in the depths of their thinking. In my opinion, this is the real reason for the chaos in Marxist literary theory and literary criticism in our country at present. It is precisely on the basis of the above problems that, with the support of the Party Committee of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, I took the lead in setting up the "Forum on Marxist Literary and Art Theory of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences", in order to change or reverse the passive situation of weak and sluggish Marxist literary theory and literary criticism in our country through our work and efforts. To this end, we have set the following development goals and overall orientation for this forum: (1) Carry out targeted academic research and theoretical discussion on contemporary popular literary and artistic trends and literary and artistic tendencies, and carry out scientific and effective literary and artistic reviews of some popular literary and artistic works among the masses. We should affirm outstanding works, criticize erroneous literary and artistic tendencies, effectively promote the prosperity of literary and artistic creation, and make literary and artistic work better serve the people. (2) Make full use of the advantages of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' "strong position of Marxist theory" and the platform of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' "highest hall of Chinese philosophy and social sciences" to unite the national team for the study and criticism of Marxist literary and art theory, pool strength, identify problems, clarify some vague understandings through theoretical discussions, solve erroneous tendencies and problems in ideology and theory, and promote the theoretical development and criticism prosperity of Marxist literary and art theory in our country. In order to reshape the dominant position and strong influence of Marxist literary theory and literary criticism in China's literary and artistic work. (3) Through thematic seminars, academic annual conferences and other forms, attract domestic research forces, especially young scholars to join the study of Marxist literary and art theory, discover talents, cultivate talents, and gradually build a team of Marxist literary and art theory research and criticism with high theoretical literacy, clear right and wrong, firm stance, young and full of vitality. (4) Strengthen the publicity of China's Marxist literary and art theory research results, implement the strategy of going out, strengthen cooperation and ties with foreign Marxist literary and art research, organize academic controversy on major practical and theoretical issues, and expand the discourse power and influence of China's Marxist literary and art theory in the international academic community. China is a big country, and over the years we have developed its economy and been recognized by all countries in the world. Our literary and artistic cultural construction and our spiritual home construction should also catch up. Marxism, as a theoretical guide for our efforts in all aspects of socialist construction, should not do nothing. The goal of "adhering to the direction of advanced socialist culture, establishing a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence, and striding forward toward the grand goal of building a strong socialist cultural country" put forward in the report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a great mission entrusted to us by history and an unshirkable glorious task entrusted by the Party and incumbent upon literary and artistic workers, including all experts and scholars present. For those engaged in humanities and social science research, today we are in the best opportunity to give full play to our wisdom and talents and realize our dreams of personal career development, we must seize this opportunity, be worthy of the times, and write a new chapter of the era and personal development. With the general theme of "Marxist Literary and Art Theory and the Development of Chinese Literature", this forum set up a number of sub-topics for everyone to discuss, hoping that the participating experts and scholars will better summarize the outstanding achievements of China's Marxist literary and art theory in the discussion and exchanges, scientifically understand and evaluate the current problems existing in China's Marxist literary theory and literary criticism, seek truth from facts, pioneer and innovate, and always focus on the general policy of "people-centered" in literature and art put forward by Comrade Xi Jinping at the literary and art work forum Theories should pay attention to reality, pursue truth, criticize should dare to tell the truth, tell the truth, and earnestly contribute to promoting the healthy development and sustained prosperity of China's literary and artistic work. Finally, I wish this conference a complete success, and wish all scholars good health, family happiness and all the best! November 23, 2014（AI翻译）