September 28, 1986 (Bingyin August 25), the central government to strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization.

1986 9, 28, held in Beijing in the 12th CPC Sixth Plenary Session, adopted the "CPC Central Committee on the resolution of the socialist spiritual civilization guidelines. The "resolution pointed out that the total layout of China's socialist modernization: economic construction as the center, and unswervingly strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization. Party members must be from the overall height, a correct understanding of the strategic position of the socialist spiritual civilization. The construction of socialist spiritual civilization, divided into cultural construction and the ideological construction of two aspects. Cultural construction that the development of education, science, literature, art, journalism, publishing, radio and television, health, sports and other cultural undertakings and raising the level of knowledge of the people; ideological construction refers to the communist ideals, beliefs, morality, for dedication of service to the people. The fundamental task of the socialist spiritual civilization, is to meet the needs of the socialist modernization drive, cultivate ideals, morality, culture, discipline socialist citizens and improve the ideological and moral qualities and scientific and cultural qualities of the entire Chinese nation.