新华社北京８月２日电

    On August 2 (xinhua news agency)

    开栏的话： KaiLan words：十年，砥砺奋进；十年，光耀千秋。党的十六大以来，以胡锦涛同志为总书记的党中央团结带领全党全国各族人民，抓住重要机遇、沉着应对挑战，在中国共产党的伟大历程中，在中华民族的复兴征程上，铸就辉煌成就，书写壮丽篇章。

Ten years，Endeavour under；Ten years，Brightness years。Since the 16 th CPC national congress，With comrade hu jintao as general secretary of the central committee to unite and lead the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups，Seize important opportunities、Poised to respond to challenges，In the course of the communist party of China great，In the revival of the Chinese nation on the journey，Castmagnificently achievements，Writing magnificent chapter。

    这是很不平坦的十年，这是再创辉煌的十年。回首十年，从确立科学发展观到构建社会主义和谐社会，从战胜一系列重大灾害到有效应对国际金融危机，从百年奥运圆梦到飞天梦想成真，从秉持以人为本的执政理念到全面推进党的建设新的伟大工程，中国特色社会主义事业推进到了一个崭新阶段。

    It was not even ten years，This is create splendid future ten years。Look back ten years，Establish the scientific development concept to from building a socialist harmonious society，From a series of major disasters to win over the effect to the international financial crisis，From the one hundred Olympic dream to flying dreams come true，From holding people-oriented governing idea to promote the new great project of party building，The cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics that a new stage of。

    即日起，新华社与中央党史研究室联合推出《执政中国·十年足迹》栏目，邀请权威党史专家，梳理十年历史大事，评点十年非凡成就，让这十年的历史带给人们永恒的记忆、深刻的启迪和前进的力量。

    This date，The xinhua news agency and the central party history rolled out jointly research《The ruling China · ten years footprint》column，Invite authority party history experts，Comb ten years great things，Ten years on special achievement，Let the ten years of history to bring people eternal memory、Profound inspiration and the advance power。

    【十年回眸】   【Ten years in】

    ２００２年１１月８日至１４日，中国共产党第十六次全国代表大会在北京隆重举行。大会正式代表２１１４人，代表全国６６００多万党员。这次大会的主题是：高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜，全面贯彻“三个代表”重要思想，继往开来，与时俱进，全面建设小康社会，加快推进社会主义现代化，为开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面而奋斗。大会通过了江泽民代表第十五届中央委员会所作的《全面建设小康社会，开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面》的报告，通过了《中国共产党章程（修正案）》和中央纪律检查委员会的工作报告。

    November 8, 2002 to 14 days，The communist party of China the sixteenth national congress held in Beijing。The official representative 2114 people，On behalf of the more than 6600 members。This time the theme of the congress is：The great banner of deng xiaoping theory，The comprehensive implementation“The three represents”Important thoughts，In a concerted effort to，Keep pace with The Times，The comprehensive construction well-off society，To speed up the socialist modernization drive，To start the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics new ball game to struggle。The congress passed jiang zemin, on behalf of the 15 central committee《The comprehensive construction well-off society，Create a cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics new situation》report，Through the《The constitution of communist party of China（amendment）》And the central commission for discipline inspection work report。

    【专家评点】     【Experts on】（中央党史研究室陈夕）

（The central party history ChenXi research）

    这次大会是我们党进入新世纪后召开的第一次全国代表大会，也是我国进入全面建设小康社会、加快社会主义现代化的新的历史阶段召开的一次代表大会。这次代表大会在总结过去５年，特别是１９８９年党的十三届四中全会以来十三年经验的基础上，规划和制定了新世纪新阶段中国发展的重大战略，并与时俱进，为党的指导思想增添了新的理论成果。这次代表大会的主要贡献是：

    This conference is our party enter the new century at the first national congress，China is building a well-off society in an all-round way、To speed up the socialist modernization of the new historical stage at a congress。The congress at the conclusion of the past five years，In 1989, the party's fourth plenary session of the thirteenth 13 years since the basis of experience，Planning and formulated the new stage in the new century of the development of China's major strategy，And keep pace with The Times，As the party's guiding thought added new theoretical achievements。The congress is the main contribution of：

    把“三个代表”重要思想同马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论一道确立为党的指导思想，实现了党的指导思想的又一次与时俱进，对于全面开创中国特色社会主义事业的新局面具有重要作用，这是十六大的历史性决策和历史性贡献。

    the“The three represents”Important thought and marxism-leninism、MAO zedong thought、Deng xiaoping theory established as the party's guiding thought a，Realize the party's guiding ideology and then a advancing with The Times，For completely started cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics new situation has an important role，This is the historic decision and 16 historical contribution。

    确立了全面建设小康社会的目标和围绕实现这一目标推进各方面工作的方针政策。这一目标包括经济、政治、文化和生态四个方面，是与加快推进现代化相统一的目标，符合我国国情和现代化建设的实际，符合人民的愿望，意义十分重大。

    Establish the comprehensive construction affluent society's goal and around achieve this goal of all policies。The goals include the economy、political、Cultural and ecological four aspects，With the accelerating modernization is of the unification of goals，To China's national conditions and modernization construction practice，Meet people's wishes，significant。

    大会顺利实现了中央领导集体的新老交替，选出新一届中央委员会，选举胡锦涛为中央委员会总书记。中央委员会成员全部是新中国成立后参加工作的，其中有一些是改革开放以后参加工作的年轻干部，平均年龄５５．４岁，具有大专以上文化程度的占９８．６％。国内外舆论普遍认为，这次中共领导层顺利实现新老交替，是中国共产党这个世界上最大的执政党走向成熟的标志，也是中国推进政治文明的重要体现，将对中国的长治久安产生积极而深远的影响。

    The smooth realization of the central collective leadership succession of the new to the old，Elected the new central committee，Hu jintao as general secretary of the central committee of the election。The central committee members are all working after new China was founded，Some of which are after the reform and opening up in young cadres，The average age was 55.4 years，Have college degree accounts for 98.6%。That general public opinion at home and abroad，The communist party leadership smooth realization of old and new alternate，The communist party of China is the world's largest mark of the maturity of the ruling party，Is China to push the important embodiment of political civilization，China's long-term stability of the positive and the profound influence。