党的十六大明确提出,必须坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想和邓小平理论在意识形态领域的指导地位,用“三个代表”重要思想统领社会主义文化建设。牢牢把握先进文化的前进方向的意义何在?当前如何用社会主义思想牢牢占领文化阵地?这些问题值得我们深入思考。牢牢把握先进文化的前进方向是全面建设小康社会的必然要求。加强基层文化建设,是实践“三个代表”重要思想的内在要求和基础性工作,是落实“科教兴师”战略的重要途径。加强基层文化建设,要坚持正确方向,确保基层文化建设健康发展。要按照“三个代表”重要思想的要求,在基层不断发展中国特色社会主义文化,努力满足广大职 The 16th National Congress of the CPC explicitly stated that we must uphold the guiding status of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory in the field of ideology and guided the building of socialist culture with the important thinking of “three represents.” What is the significance of firmly grasping the advancing direction of advanced culture and how to firmly occupy the cultural front with socialist ideology? These questions deserve our deep thinking. To firmly grasp the advancing direction of advanced culture is an inevitable requirement for building an overall well-to-do society. Strengthening grassroots cultural construction is an intrinsic requirement and fundamental task in the practice of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ and is an important way to implement the strategy of ’relying on science and education’. To strengthen grassroots cultural construction, we must uphold the correct direction and ensure the healthy development of grassroots cultural construction. In line with the requirements of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ we must continue to develop the socialist culture with Chinese characteristics at the grassroots level and strive to satisfy the demands of the general public