Abstract: Clarifying the intrinsic mechanisms of revolutionary culture is a crucial foundation for its effective transmission.As a subcategory of culture,revolutionary culture is a non-purely natural phenomenon created through human activities that reflect the essential forces of humanity.Who creates it and in what spatiotemporal context significantly influences its meaning.The Chinese revolution was a great andarduous struggle waged by revolutionary groups against various reactionary forces.Revolutionary culture epitomizes the mainstream culture of these revolutionary groups,with its primary creation period spanning from the founding of the Communist Party of China to the completion of the socialist three major transformations,and even dating back to the Opium War.From an element structure perspective,revolutionary culture comprises two dimensions and seven elements:the goal dimension of communist ideals and beliefs serves as a guiding beacon;the operational dimension includes three levels:people-centeredness and patriotism as fundamental stances,the leadership of the Communist Party of China as a critical system,and revolutionary struggles and hard work under the guidance of the thought line of seeking truth from facts as basic methods.Justice,progressiveness,and revolutionary nature are the essential attributes of revolutionary culture.Currently,the inheritance of revolutionary culture faces both external challenges,such as the dual challenge of coordinating the material and cultural-ethical advancement amidst historical tasks and the eroding influence of mass communication in the information age,and internal challenges,including narrow and rigid interpretations of its connotations,entertainment-oriented and dogmatic educational methods,reversed subject-object relationships,and superficial and inefficient educational outcomes.The main approach to addressing these challenges is to cultivate a large number of educators who genuinely understand,believe in,and practice revolutionary culture,focusing on structured understanding,willpower tempering,and the study of dialectical materialist methodology,while striving for logical and experiential educational implementation.

Key words: revolutionary culture, cultural inheritance, Communist Party of China, education of revolutionary tradition, material and cultural-ethical advancement