中国拥有五千年的辉煌历史,创造了灿烂的人类文明。在漫漫的历史长河中,不同时代都有许多优秀的历史人物,他们的突出事迹和光辉思想不断丰富中华民族传统文化的内涵。弘扬、继承不同时代的正能量,对当今社会开展思想政治教育有着重要的启示作用。鸦片战争以来,国人正确认识祖国的历史和现实,空前增强了爱国的情感和振兴祖国的责任感,重新树立民族自尊心与自信心,真正把爱国之志变成报国之行,认识到坚持“四项基本原则”是立国之本、 China has a glorious history of 5,000 years and has created a splendid human civilization. In the long course of history, there are many outstanding historical figures in different ages. Their outstanding deeds and glorious ideas continue to enrich the connotation of the traditional Chinese culture. Carrying forward and inheriting positive energy in different times has an important enlightenment on the development of ideological and political education in today’s society. Since the Opium War, the Chinese people correctly understood the history and reality of the motherland, unprecedentedly enhanced their patriotic feelings and sense of responsibility to revitalize the motherland, re-established their national self-esteem and self-confidence, and truly turned the patriotic ambition into a trip to serve the country. They realized that “ The basic principle of ”is the foundation of the country,