According to the principle of the relationship between social existence and social consciousness, this paper summarizes the changing relationship of social life concept in the past 30 years of reform and opening up. The progress of ideological and cultural factors, including social system, is an important embodiment of historical progress and social progress. The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opened a new historical period of reform and opening-up. This is a great revolution led by the Party in the new era, a great cause of epoch-making significance for the development of our party and country, and a key choice to determine the fate of contemporary China. Looking back on the changes in the past 30 years, the most outstanding performance is that the mental outlook and ideas of the people of China have undergone earth-shaking changes. Mainly in the following ten aspects. First, people's ideas have stepped out of a closed and rigid state, and gradually formed a good atmosphere of seeking truth from facts, being brave in change and pioneering and innovating. The change of the party's ideological line profoundly reflects the changing track of people's thoughts. Thirty years ago, the people of China, who had just experienced a decade of catastrophe, were in a state of serious rigidity or semi-rigidity, and their innovative spirit and ability were severely constrained. The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established the ideological line of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts, completely negated the "two whatevers", decisively stopped the slogan of "taking class struggle as the key link", set things right, made a historic decision of reform and opening up, greatly liberated the minds of the people throughout the country and opened the door to scientific thinking and pragmatic innovation. 1992, Deng Xiaoping's southern tour speech promoted another round of ideological emancipation, and clearly put forward the standard of "three benefits", thus clearing the fog of "surname endowment and surname society" and pointing out the direction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics road. People-oriented and Scientific Outlook on Development put forward by the Central Committee further promoted the change of people's concept. With the deepening of foreign cooperation and opening to the outside world, various advanced elements in modern world civilization have been accepted by the people of China. People's ideas have achieved a historic leap from bondage and closure to liberation, progress and pragmatism, and then to openness, science and innovation. Second, people's values have changed to pluralism, and new ideas such as science, democracy, civilization, ecology and fairness have become the mainstream concepts and value scales of society. Before the reform, people's outlook on life and values were generally a unified thought centered on patriotism, collectivism and the liberation of all mankind. With the process of reform and opening up, the people of China have abandoned the idea of "taking class struggle as the key link" and become more pragmatic and open. With the gradual establishment and improvement of the market economy, people's values are increasingly diversified, and the market's profit-seeking and human selfishness are constantly expanding in the ideological and moral field, which weakens social beliefs and spiritual pillars to a certain extent, social integrity is in crisis and social corruption is increasing. While recognizing the diversity of values, people expect to establish and improve a socialist core value system that is balanced with market profitability in the field of social ideology and morality. Second, the concepts of science and civilization have become a common knowledge. Since 1979, the central government has proposed to build socialist spiritual civilization, and has successively formulated a series of principles and policies, from "five stresses, four beauties and three loves" to "stressing civilization and building a new style", from "going to the countryside with culture, science and technology and sanitation" to "no fake goods in every city", from "heart to heart and hand in hand" to creating a civilized city. Civilized ideas, civilized behaviors and healthy and civilized lifestyles have gradually taken root in people's hearts. Third, the modern concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature has gradually taken root in people's hearts. Green environmental protection is a brand-new concept gradually established in people's minds after the reform. With the development of society, people have a deeper understanding of the interdependence between themselves and the environment, and the awareness of environmental protection has gradually sprouted in people's hearts. 1978 the constitution stipulates environmental protection for the first time; The State established the Environmental Protection Bureau1984; 1998 upgraded to State Environmental Protection Administration; In 2008, it was upgraded to the Ministry of Environmental Protection again, which not only directly reflected the country's continuous attention to environmental work, but also highlighted the gradual deepening of people's ecological environment concept. Since 1989, the state has successively formulated the national ecological environment construction plan, the national ecological environment protection outline, the environmental protection law, the solid waste pollution prevention law, the water pollution prevention law, the air pollution prevention law, the environmental noise pollution prevention law, the marine environment protection law and the wildlife protection law. Especially in recent years, the central government has put forward brand-new ideas such as building a harmonious society and Scientific Outlook on Development, the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has made a major deployment of "building an ecological civilization", the pace of ecological modernization in China has been accelerating, and the modern ideas of ecology, environmental protection, green and harmonious coexistence between man and nature have gradually taken root in people's hearts. Fourth, the pursuit of fairness and justice has become a strong desire of people. Before the reform, due to economic poverty and backwardness, the ownership structure was single, the overall level of economic development was very low, and the Gini coefficient was very small, although there were differences between urban and rural areas and regions to some extent. Thirty years of reform has not only developed the economy rapidly and improved the comprehensive national strength, but also widened the gap between the rich and the poor. On the one hand, in the early days of reform and opening up, efficiency was given priority, fairness was given consideration, and some people were encouraged to get rich first, which led to the widening gap between the rich and the poor in society. At the same time, some interest groups use policy space to monopolize and occupy resources to get rich. On the other hand, in the process of opening up, people's thoughts are influenced by money worship, the traditional morality of honesty and trustworthiness is greatly impacted, and social evils such as corruption breed and spread. The existence of these factors has aroused people's desire and voice for fair income distribution and social justice. The central government put forward the goal of building a harmonious socialist society, and anti-monopoly law, personal income tax law and property law were promulgated one after another. In the process of conforming to public opinion and alleviating the pain of reform, it has further inspired the whole society to pursue fairness and justice at a higher level and pushed the society forward in a more harmonious, civilized and just direction. Third, people's cultural outlook has changed from pan-politicization, exclusion and exclusion of western and foreign cultures to self-confidence, openness and tolerance, and cultural competitiveness and cultural soft power have been unprecedentedly enhanced. During the Cultural Revolution, under the influence of class struggle thought, the mainstream of Chinese civilization thought for thousands of years was far-fetched classified as a dispute between Confucianism and Legalism. According to the criterion of "Legalist first king, Legalist last king", the progress and backwardness of culture are divided. After the movement of "breaking the four old ways" and criticizing the way of Confucius and Mencius, many essences of China's traditional culture were completely denied as feudal remnants, and many traditional cultures suffered disasters from spiritual thoughts to material carriers. After the reform, people's ability to think independently is gradually liberated, people's cultural examination function is gradually restored, and cultural consciousness is constantly strengthened. People deeply realize that Chinese culture has a long history, and 5,000 years of traditional cultural factors have been deeply integrated into the blood of contemporary Chinese people. The 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization with Confucian culture as the mainstream, including all kinds of excellent traditional culture and national culture, is a solid foundation and deep origin of modern civilization, and traditional culture is paid more attention by society. Especially in the 2 1 century, new cultural values such as cultural cohesion, cultural productivity and cultural soft power have been widely recognized by governments at all levels and the general public, and traditional ideological culture, artistic culture, various national cultures, folk cultures and local cultures have entered the largest period of inheritance, protection, excavation and development in history. Marked by the establishment of Confucius Institutes in many countries around the world, China's traditional culture has confidently entered the world. The second is to treat western culture. The world culture is diverse and colorful, and cultural exchange, confrontation and blending are the universal state of different cultural relations. During the Cultural Revolution, "breaking" replaced "standing", and China's traditional culture was regarded as feudal culture, while foreign culture was regarded as "nurturing" culture, resulting in a closed state of culture. After the reform, people constantly accepted the advanced factors of western culture in openness and tolerance, and gradually formed a socialist culture with China characteristics. The state of absolute inferiority in foreign cultural exchanges has been gradually reversed. China's cultural self-confidence and influence are constantly increasing, and its culture is more open. It is in a more favorable position in the confrontation, blending and exchange of world cultures, and its cultural influence, cultural productivity and cultural soft power have been significantly enhanced. Fourth, people's basic pursuit has changed from survival and food and clothing to development and prosperity. In the past 30 years, great changes have taken place in people's social life, mainly in the historical transformation from "survival" to "development". China is developing at a high speed, with an average annual economic growth rate of over 10%. Comparing some data before and after 30 years, we deeply feel the earth-shaking changes in economy and society and the ideas these changes have brought to people. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, 1978, the average annual income of farmers in China was only 74.67 yuan, of which the average annual income of 200 million farmers was lower than that of 50 yuan. According to relevant statistics, from 65438 to 0977, the average monthly salary of employees in Yibin area was 38 yuan, and there was no other income. People's most prominent feelings are: first, they can't get rid of "hunger", and second, they are "difficult" to buy things. 1978, the Engel coefficient of rural residents in China reached 67.7%, which was in the stage of absolute poverty. The Engel coefficient of urban residents is 57.5%, which can only maintain food and clothing. There are as many as 250 million poor people in China, accounting for 1/3 of the total population. Poverty and hunger are the shadows that most people in China, especially the rural population, can't get rid of. By 2006, the Engel's coefficient of urban and rural residents in China decreased to 35.8% and 43% respectively, and the number of poor people in rural areas decreased to more than 20 million. 1978, China's per capita GNP was only 379 yuan, but in 2007, China's per capita GNP had reached about 18700 yuan, which increased by 16 times when the price factor was excluded. As far as Sichuan province is concerned, the gross national product of 1978 (including Chongqing now) is184.610.20 billion yuan, and it reached1461710.20 billion yuan in Sichuan and Chongqing in 2007. Excluding the price factor, it has increased by 25 times. 1978, the province's per capita GDP was 262 yuan, and in 2007 it reached 12893 yuan, which increased by 15 times when the price factor was excluded. These data most succinctly and powerfully reflect the great transformation of China from a survival society to a development society. Over the past 30 years, China has basically solved the problem of food and clothing and entered a new historical stage of building a well-off society in an all-round way. People's daily activities have changed from hunger to development and prosperity. Developed into the most distinctive theme of the times. Construction, development and progress have become the main aspects of people's thinking and work.