1. History is the foundation for a nation to settle down. China is the only country in the world with an uninterrupted history of thousands of years. Vast history books record all kinds of knowledge, experience and wisdom accumulated by the Chinese nation in creating history. History is the root of reality. Today in any country comes from yesterday. Only by knowing her yesterday can we know where she came from and where she will go. To understand China today, we should start with her history.

2. Studying history can provide beneficial enlightenment for governing the country. History is a book of predecessors' practice and wisdom. The history of China is the history of unremitting pioneering and development of the people of China and the Chinese nation. It contains rich experience in governing the country and politics, and contains many thoughts on the success or failure of the country, society, nation and individual, the rise and fall of honor and disgrace, security and danger, honor and disgrace of good and evil, righteousness and benefit, honesty and greed.

3. Studying history can enhance the backbone and self-confidence of China people. To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, China people need backbone and self-confidence. As the only ancient civilization with uninterrupted historical records in the world, the civilization history of more than 5,000 years is the spiritual source of China people's backbone and self-confidence.

4. Pay more attention to history and think more. Respect and cherish your own history and protect your own historical and cultural heritage. History cannot be chosen at will or changed. How to treat history is a serious issue concerning the past, present and future of the nation.

5. Adhere to Marxist historical view and methodology, and be alert to and resist historical nihilism.

6. Draw experience and wisdom from history.

7. Learn the modern history of China, and deepen our understanding of the law of social development in modern China. The modern history of China is a history from suffering, struggle to victory. To study China's modern history, we should have a deep understanding of China's sufferings and draw a profound lesson that backwardness means being beaten and bullied.

8. Learn knowledge of world history and deepen your understanding of the outside world. Today's world is an open one, and China is more closely connected with the world. It is even more necessary for us to better understand the outside world with a broad historical perspective by learning the knowledge of world history, actively absorb the beneficial elements of different civilizations, and serve China's socialist modernization.