Zheng Guofeng: Exploring The Spiritual Connotation And Value Of Textile Industry In The New Era

Zheng Guofeng: (Secretary General of China Textile Workers' Ideological and Political Work Research Association (China Textile Enterprise Culture Construction Association)

The spirit of the textile industry is the soul of the textile industry. It is the spiritual guidance and value pursuit leading the textile industry to start, develop, reform and strengthen. It embodies the cultural concentration related to the life style, aesthetic pursuit, cultural evolution, fashion change, moral carrier and values of the Chinese nation.

The spirit of textile industry runs through the 5000 year civilization history of the Chinese nation, accumulates in the sprouting of modern textile industry, and rises in the critical period of rushing to become a powerful textile country. In the new era of high-quality development of "science and technology, green and fashion" from large to strong, the spirit of textile industry is the most inspiring force, centripetal force, guiding force and potential stimulation effect of wisdom and creativity, which is an important revelation of the inevitability of China's textile industry to become a textile power.

　　 The connotation of the spirit of textile industry

Under the light of the Chinese national spirit, the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core are concentrated in the textile industry spirit. At the same time, the spirit of textile industry has many common characteristics of Chinese industrial spirit, which is the combination of nationality, culture, times, advancement and textile characteristics, and has rich spiritual connotation. Summary inference covers four basic spirits. That is, the spirit of "dedication to serve the country" with "never forgetting the original intention, industry serving the country" as the national feelings; The spirit of innovation and excellence is characterized by "daring to be the first and inspiring wisdom"; "Win win spirit of cooperation" with "link value, resource sharing" as the market orientation; The spirit of "diligence and self-improvement" is the responsibility nature of "surpassing self, not for fame and wealth".

　 The basic connotation of the spirit of textile industry includes:

The spirit of serving the country

-- it is the textile industry's original intention to serve the country. It is the core of the spirit of textile industry to devote oneself to serving the country. Basic connotation: serving the country at first, benefiting people's livelihood, beautifying life, and taking responsibility.

Innovative and outstanding spirit

-- it is the textile industry that dares to be the first and stirs up the vigorous vitality of wisdom. Innovation and excellence is the key to the spirit of textile industry. Basic connotation: pursuit of excellence, excellence, innovation and creation, professional focus.

Cooperative and win win spirit

- it is the market orientation of textile industry linking value and resource sharing. Synergy and win-win are the characteristics of the spirit of textile industry. Basic connotation: linking value, co construction and win-win, fate and common, joint operation.

Diligence and self-improvement spirit

It is the responsibility nature of the textile industry to surpass itself and not for fame and wealth. Diligence and self-improvement is the cornerstone of the spirit of the textile industry. Basic connotation: self improvement and self-reliance, respect and dedication, pioneer dedication, never say die.

The dynamic change of textile industry spirit

In the new era of fighting against nature, beautifying life, building homes, strengthening the nation and striving forward in the new era, the textile industry has experienced twists and turns of spiritual connotation evolution, which shows that the textile industry will always maintain the industrial and historical creativity of keeping pace with the times.

1. The age of primitive sprouting and quiet and simple origin

As early as 10000 years ago, the primitive ancestors used the birds and animals' feathers to rub, score, weave and weave them into crude clothes for cold protection and heating. In the Neolithic Age 7000 years ago, the primitive ancestors used bone needles, wooden sticks and pottery products to spin and weave. As well as planting hemp rope and thread, raising sheep to get wool, raising silkworms and silkworms are the power sources of original creation and invention, showing the fighting spirit of "for our own use, transforming the world, fighting for nature, symbiosis and co creation".

Second, the silk road is inherited, and the new era is pushed forward

2100 years ago, Zhang Qian, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, went to the western regions and opened up an "ancient Silk Road" connecting East and West and Europe and Asia. In the new era, with China's implementation of the "belt and road" strategy and under the guidance of the spirit of the Silk Road in the new era, China's textile industry has burst out the spirit of "helping the world, cutting through the thorns, putting responsibility first, and opening the way for inheritance", which provides development opportunities for the textile industry to "go out", the global industrial layout and the implementation of the strategy of "post textile power".

Third, learn from the foreigners, the era of National Awakening

During the semi colonial and semi colonial period, a large number of national industrial pioneers, such as Zhang Zhidong, leader of Westernization Movement and Zhang Jian, a pioneer of Chinese cotton textile, devoted themselves to learning western technology, and promoted the birth of early national capital cotton mills such as Shanghai Huaxin, Yuyuan and Yutong, Ningbo Tongjiuyuan, Wuxi Guangqin, Wuhan Yuhua, etc The national industrial spirit of "national self-improvement, awakening, saving the people's livelihood, bowing to the ground" is one of the national backbone spirits of the rise of modern Chinese industry.

4. Poverty and poverty, striving for a new era

In 1950, the number of cotton spindles in China's textile industry was 5.13 million, accounting for only 5% of the world. The annual output of cotton yarn was 437000 tons, accounting for only 7.8% of the world. The central government has successively built textile industrial bases in Beijing, Qingdao, Tianjin and Shanghai, and initially established the textile industry system of new China, which has solved the problem of Chinese people's clothing, and embodies the spirit of "hard work, unity and cooperation, pioneering mountains and roads, and selfless dedication" of the textile industry.

5. Reform and opening up

In 1978, reform and opening up like a warm current, immersed in the textile industry. China's textile industry, as the pioneer of opening up, the pioneer of economic system reform and the mother industry of national industrialization process, has actively integrated into the trend of globalization, achieved all-round and innovative rapid development, made multi-dimensional and historic contributions, and embodied the spirit of "first try, serve the country, respond quickly, dress and cover the world, and help one side at the same time".

Sixthly, throbbing butterfly changes, strengthening the transformation era

Since 1998, backward spindles have been eliminated in China, and the spinning capacity has been reduced from 40 million spindles to 30 million spindles. In 2001, China successfully joined the WTO, and China's textile industry showed great competitive power in the world market. In just three years, the spinning capacity developed 130 million spindles, more than half of the world's textile production capacity, and became a super textile country. In this period, the textile industry embodied the spirit of "obeying the overall situation, breaking the wrist and healing the wound, sacrificing and dedicating, seizing the opportunity, pursuing learning and daring".

7. Industrial rejuvenation, reshaping the positioning of a new era

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese textile people hold the world vision, based on the reform practice, full of great dreams, with the spirit of serving the country with industry and national rejuvenation, they have reiterated the economic status and historical contribution of the textile industry, corrected and changed the impression of the society on the textile industry, and scientifically put forward a new orientation and new label of the industry at the new starting point of the times. That is, "innovation driven science and technology industry, culture led fashion industry and responsibility oriented green industry" embodies the spirit of "never forget the original intention, unswerving mission, loving the people's livelihood, cherishing Kyushu, rejuvenating and pursuing dreams" in the new era.

Lean manufacturing and craftsmanship spirit in textile industry

Craftsman spirit is the spiritual concept of product refinement, excellence and the pursuit of perfection. Productive forces determine the relations of production, which react on them. Craftsmanship spirit is also one of the important contents of production relations in textile industry. Over the past 300 years, the textile industry has been involved in four industrial revolutions. Under the guidance of craftsman spirit, textile machinery invention, electrical transformation, information leap and intelligent manufacturing continuously condense textile technology, equipment, culture, talent, system and other production factors to stimulate continuous innovation and creative productivity.

Positive innovation and model worker spirit of textile industry

Over the past 70 years since the founding of new China, a large number of influential labor models have emerged in the textile industry. There are Hao Jianxiu, who has made outstanding contributions to the textile industry of new China, Zhao Mengtao, a red flag on the textile front in the 1950s and 1960s, and Deng Jianjun, a knowledge worker in the new era. Their advanced deeds vividly reflect the great character of the Chinese textile working class that they are especially capable of bearing hardships, fighting, creating, and dedicating. They also vividly interpret the spirit of the new era model workers of "loving their jobs, striving for the first class, working hard, being brave in innovation, indifferent to fame and wealth, and willing to contribute".

The unity of knowledge and practice and the spirit of integrity in textile industry

Honesty is the basic requirement of modern civilization and the basic moral attribute of social activities. The textile industry has a long industrial chain and a large number of employees. The private economy accounts for more than 98%. It is one of the earliest industries to enter the market economy. Carrying forward the spirit of honesty and credit is an indispensable link for the textile industry to participate in China's modern governance system. It is of practical significance to adhere to the contract principle, consolidate the integrity culture system, and promote the integrity culture spirit, so as to enhance the soft power of textile culture and promote the healthy, stable and sustainable operation of textile industry economy.

Ecological culture and green spirit of textile industry

Textile industry, as an environment sensitive and resource dependent traditional manufacturing industry, is closely related to the implementation of green manufacturing project and the construction of ecological civilization. "Ecological culture and green spirit" is an inevitable choice for the industry to speed up its responsibility practice, which includes shouldering important responsibilities for green water and green mountains, bearing important responsibilities for all stakeholders in the textile industry, and continuing to promote energy conservation and emission reduction, clean production and circular economy of the industry. "If we choose good, the environment will treat us well; if we choose love, consumers will love us; if we choose responsibility, society will be responsible for us." it has become the consensus and voice of textile industry to practice green mission.

Team culture construction and cooperation spirit in textile industry

Team is the cell of an enterprise. It is the foothold of effectively cooperating with enterprise personnel, talents, materials, safety and other elements, and improving the level of enterprise management. It is also the main front and main battlefield for textile workers to make contributions to the construction of textile power and labor competition. Strengthening the construction of textile teams and carrying forward the spirit of cooperation is directly related to the completion of enterprise management quality, product quality, service quality, safety production and business objectives, as well as the specific implementation of enterprise development strategy, development planning and development measures. The textile industry has promoted a number of innovative, high-quality and high-skilled talent teams through the promotion of innovative teams and groups. In November 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping cordially encouraged Zhao Mengtao group of Xianyang textile group. He hoped that everyone would continue to take Zhao Mengtao as an example, have the courage to innovate in work, be willing to contribute, strive for improvement, strive to be the most beautiful fighter in the new era, and pass down the dream peach spirit from generation to generation.

The integration of art and technology and the spirit of aesthetic education in textile industry

As a mother industry, textile industry is full of profound historical accumulation, rich cultural resources and cutting-edge fashion charm. It is one of the industries with the most "historical communication power, cultural adhesion and fashion influence". It is also an industry with high integration of advanced science and technology and aesthetic perception, reflecting the benefits of people's livelihood, the combination of Arts and crafts, the dissemination of aesthetic education, and so on The unique characteristics of cultural integration.

Textile industry aesthetics is closely related to the improvement of textile industry productivity, which is embodied in textile raw material refining, product reengineering, circulation management, fashion creativity and brand building. As the industrial aesthetics of the whole textile industry chain, "discovering beauty, spreading beauty and reconstructing beauty" is of great significance to enhance the added value of textile products, explore the transformation from "material consumption" to "emotional experience", and implement the innovation path of "industrial quality improvement, cultural empowerment and cross-border integration".