Retrospect in the Year of Jia Shen: the Cognitive Process for CCP to Transform Its Role from Power Control to Service for the People

This essay summarizes the cognitive process in which the leading collectivities of CCP of all generations have stayed away from the feudal idea of reign, as wa s discussed by Guo Mo-ruo in his article: The 300th Anniversary of the Jiashen Year. Historically, Mao Ze-dong realized the importance that people should be the master in the political life of China; Deng Xiao-ping brought up "three pr inciples of advantageousness to the people" to outline CCP's pursuit in values; Jiang Ze-min put forward his creative theory of three representations; and Hu Jin-tao, following the guidance of the 3 representations, gives priority to e conomic development and the Party's constructions so as to better serve the peop le.