On December 21, 2021, the symposium on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Academy of Arts was held in Beijing. Liu Xincheng, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Executive Vice Chairman of the Central Committee for Democratic Progress, and Hu Heping, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, attended the symposium and delivered a speech. Zhang Jiang, former vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Liao Ben, honorary vice president of the Chinese Writers Association, attended the meeting and made speeches. Lu Yingchuan, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, attended the meeting.

Liu Xincheng pointed out that cultural and literary work is Bacon's work of casting soul. Experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Arts have devoted themselves to research and in-depth practice, constantly promoting the development of art and humanities education, and cultivating a large number of outstanding professionals for the country. Summarize the significant achievements and historical experience of the Party's centennial struggle in culture and art. We should strengthen cultural confidence and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of the excellent traditional Chinese culture. We should focus on the core socialist values, adhere to the direction of "literature and art serve the people and socialism", and adhere to the policy of "letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend". We should inherit the tireless spirit of previous scholars, never forget our original mission, forge ahead, cultivate more excellent artists, literary theorists and literary critics, and escort the prosperity of the socialist cultural and artistic cause with Chinese characteristics and the building of a socialist cultural power.

Hu Heping stressed that since its establishment 70 years ago, the Chinese Academy of Arts has always adhered to the leadership of the Party, adhered to the correct direction of development, committed to building a research system of art with Chinese characteristics, adhered to the cultivation of morality, the cultivation of roots, and the preservation and inheritance of cultural heritage in the field of art, and made important contributions to the prosperity and development of the socialist cultural and artistic cause. We should strengthen theoretical research, applied research, empirical research and literary criticism, and constantly improve the ability of artistic research. We should run education well, promote practice, and cultivate excellent literary and artistic talents with good theoretical foundation, high ideological awareness, deep artistic accomplishment, and strong practical ability. We should focus on improving the protection and inheritance capacity of intangible cultural heritage and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture. We should adhere to the fine tradition, adhere to the people's position, adhere to integrity and innovation, and keep pace with the pulse of the times, so as to make new and greater contributions to promoting the prosperity of literature and art, casting the "peak" of literature and art, and building a socialist cultural power.

The Chinese Academy of Arts was gradually merged and expanded on the basis of the Chinese Academy of Drama, the Institute of National Music and the Institute of National Fine Arts, which were established in the 1950s. In 1951, the predecessor of the Chinese Academy of Arts, the Chinese Academy of Drama, was established. Mao Zedong wrote the inscription "Let a hundred flowers bloom, bring forth the new" and inscribed the name of the academy. The Chinese Academy of Art has brought together a large number of famous scholars and artists with great achievements and high reputation, such as Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Zhang Geng, Guo Hancheng, Huang Binhong, Wang Chaowen, Yang Yinliu, Feng Qiyong, Li Xifan, Zhou Ruchang, Wu Xiaobang, Ge Yihong, Lu Meilin, etc. Through the unremitting efforts of several generations of scholars, the Chinese Academy of Arts has developed into a national comprehensive academic institution integrating art research and review, art education, art creation, intangible cultural heritage protection, cultural and art think tanks, and international exchange and cooperation in culture and art.

At the meeting, Han Ziyong, president of the Chinese Academy of Arts, introduced the relevant work. Representatives of the units directly under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, experts, scholars and artists from the Chinese Academy of Arts, and university guests made exchanges and discussions.