History, reality and future are interlinked. History is the reality of the past and reality is the history of the future. The cultivation of historical thinking ability can make people correctly understand and master historical knowledge, know the law of historical development, and then scientifically observe and think about social reality problems.
To improve the ability of historical thinking, we must strengthen the systematic study of the history of Party history, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up and the history of socialist development, profoundly sum up historical experience, strengthen the direction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, draw the wisdom and strength of forging ahead from the deep thinking of history, and constantly improve our cognitive ability, spiritual realm and practical level.
The origin of "taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall"
"Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall", which originated from the political history book Zhenguan Dignitary by Jason Wu, a historian in the Tang Dynasty: "A husband can dress himself with copper as a mirror; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Taking people as a mirror, you can understand the gains and losses. " This was an emotional remark made by Emperor Taizong to the courtiers after the death of Wei Zhi, the first courtier in the Tang Dynasty.
Transcribe this language in Biography of Wei Zhi in Old Tang Dynasty. Later, Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi's Biography of Wei Zhi in the New Tang Dynasty slightly revised this: "With copper as a mirror, you can dress your clothes; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror and you can know the gains and losses. " This sentence means that clothes can be straightened by using copper as a mirror; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the law of the rise and fall of past dynasties; Take people as a mirror, you can understand your own gains and losses.