The spirit of craftsmanship

In China, the word for "craftsman" was created during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) when skillful artisans began to engage in individual handicraft production as a result of division of labor. At first the word mainly referred to carpenters. Its use expanded to cover all handicraftsmen during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).

The ancient craftsmen were known for their inventive talent, superb skills, and dedication to their trade. On top of these traits contemporary craft workers are also known for their professional ethics, pursuit of quality, good teamwork, and ability to innovate.

While carrying on the spirit of ancient craftsmen, today's workers also learn from foreign sources in their endeavors to make China a strong modern manufacturer and realize the Chinese Dream.

工匠精神

在中國(guó)，“工匠”一詞最早出現(xiàn)在春秋戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期，當(dāng)社會(huì)分工中開(kāi)始獨(dú)立存在專門從事手工業(yè)的群體時(shí)，“工匠”主要代指從事木匠的群體。隨著歷史的發(fā)展，東漢時(shí)期“工匠”一詞的含義已經(jīng)基本覆蓋全體手工業(yè)者。

中國(guó)古代工匠精神包括創(chuàng)新精神、精益求精的職業(yè)態(tài)度、敬業(yè)精神等。在新時(shí)代，工匠精神的主要內(nèi)涵包括：愛(ài)崗敬業(yè)的職業(yè)精神，精益求精的品質(zhì)精神，協(xié)作共進(jìn)的團(tuán)隊(duì)精神，追求卓越的創(chuàng)新精神等。

其中，愛(ài)崗敬業(yè)的職業(yè)精神是根本，精益求精的品質(zhì)精神是核心，協(xié)作共進(jìn)的團(tuán)隊(duì)精神是要義，追求卓越的創(chuàng)新精神是靈魂。新時(shí)代工匠精神既是對(duì)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)工匠精神的繼承和發(fā)揚(yáng)，又是對(duì)外國(guó)工匠精神的學(xué)習(xí)借鑒；既是為適應(yīng)我國(guó)現(xiàn)代化強(qiáng)國(guó)建設(shè)需要而產(chǎn)生的，又是勞動(dòng)精神在新時(shí)代的一種新的實(shí)現(xiàn)形式。這一精神與勞模精神、勞動(dòng)精神構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的體系，成為激勵(lì)廣大人民團(tuán)結(jié)奮斗實(shí)現(xiàn)中國(guó)夢(mèng)的強(qiáng)大精神力量。