本书从十个角度讲仁爱、重民本、守信义、贵承续、推修身、知变易、崇正义、尚和合、顺自然、求大同出发，全景探寻了中国共产党初心演进背后的历史传承、荣辱兴衰、艰苦探索和重大发展，指出这十大文化基因是中国共产党长期执政的文化基因之构成内涵。

Chapter Ⅰ Advocate Benevolence: Put the People aboveEverything Else
Section Ⅰ Concept of Benevolence in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Benevolence Thought of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Put the People Above Everything Else
Chapter Ⅱ Stress People-centered Development: the People Are the Supreme Arbitrators and Final Judges
Section Ⅰ A View of People-centered Development in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The CPC's People-centered Development Thought
Section Ⅲ The People Are the Supreme Arbitrators and the Final Judges
Chapter Ⅲ Keep the Faith: the Chinese People's Gene of Valuing Goodwill, Responsibility and Faith
Section Ⅰ The Concept of Faith in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Faith Thought of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Promote the Social Credit System Construction
Chapter Ⅳ Stress Inheritance: Good Inheritance Means
Good Innovation
Section Ⅰ The Concept of Inheritance in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Ecological Civilization Thought of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Good Inheritance Leads to Good Innovation
Chapter Ⅴ Stress Self-cultivation: Self-cultivation Is the Beginning of Everything
Section Ⅰ The Concept of Self-cultivation in the Traditional Culture
Section Ⅱ The Self-cultivation Concept of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Self-cultivation Is the First Step
Chapter Ⅵ Know the Change for Long-term and Stable Development
Section Ⅰ Concept of Change in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Thought of Change of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Change for Long-term and Stable Development
Chapter Ⅶ Uphold Justice, the Strongest Force
Section Ⅰ The View of Justice in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Justice Concept of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Justice Is the Strongest Force
Chapter Ⅷ Uphold Harmony: Harmony Is the Historical Gene of the Chinese Nation
Section Ⅰ Harmony in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Harmony Concept of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Unswervingly Follow the Path of Peaceful Develop ment
Chapter Ⅸ Value Ecology: Respect, Adapt to and Protect Nature
Section Ⅰ Nature Followed by the Divine Law and Unity of Man with Heaven in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Ecological Civilization Thought of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Respect, Accommodate to and Protect Nature
Chapter Ⅹ Seek Great Harmony: Advance Common Interestsof All
Section Ⅰ The Concept of Great Harmony in the Traditional Chinese Culture
Section Ⅱ The Highest Ideal of the Communist Party of China
Section Ⅲ Seek Great Harmony: Advance Common Interests of All
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