Xi Jinping sent a letter congratulating the opening of the first Summit Forum on Building a Cultural Power, emphasizing that it should better shoulder the new cultural mission and inject a strong spiritual force into the national rejuvenation of the construction of a powerful country. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president, and chairman of the Central military Commission, sent a congratulatory letter to extend warm congratulations on behalf of the CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter that our party is committed to creating a new glory of socialist culture. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, we have put cultural construction in a prominent position in governing the country, constantly deepening the understanding of the regularity of cultural construction, promoting cultural inheritance and development, and making solid progress in building a socialist cultural power. Xi Jinping stressed that we should fully implement the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, better shoulder the new cultural mission, strengthen cultural self-confidence, uphold openness and inclusiveness, adhere to integrity and innovation, stimulate the cultural innovation and creative vitality of the whole nation, continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new historical starting point, and constantly promote exchanges and mutual learning among human civilizations. To inject strong spiritual strength into the construction of a powerful country and the rejuvenation of the nation. At the main forum, Li Shulei, member of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, read out Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter and delivered a keynote speech. He said: general Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter embodies firm cultural self-confidence and a high degree of cultural consciousness, and points out the direction for shouldering a new cultural mission and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the forum on cultural inheritance and development and the spirit of the important instructions in this congratulatory letter, shoulder the mission, strive for something, hold high the ideological banner, enhance spiritual strength, and be deeply rooted in cultural roots. we will promote prosperity and development, and promote exchanges and mutual learning. Huang Kunming, member of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Guangdong Provincial CPC Committee, attended and delivered a speech. Tie Ning, vice chairman of the standing Committee of the National people's Congress, attended and delivered a speech. The theme of the first Summit Forum on Building a Cultural Power is "promoting Cultural self-confidence and self-improvement and promoting Civilization exchanges and Mutual Learning", which is sponsored by the propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. Central propaganda and cultural units, propaganda departments of party committees of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, relevant responsible comrades of some cultural enterprises and institutions, and experts and scholars of relevant think tanks attended the forum.