《在中国文学艺术工作者第四次代表大会上的祝辞》所体现的邓小平文艺思想 ,在文艺应当以“为人民”为出发点和归属、艺术自由与为人民服务、文艺必须以提高人民的精神境界为崇高使命等几方面 ,继承和发展了马克思主义的文艺思想 ,作出了具有时代特色和崭新内容的理论阐述 ,对中国当代文艺创作与文艺评论有重要的指导意义 ,是中国新时期的马克思主义文艺思想 Deng Xiaoping’s literary thought embodied in “the greetings of the Fourth Congress of Chinese Literary and Art Workers” should be based on “for the people” as the starting point and ownership of the arts, freedom of arts and service to the people. Literary and artistic work must be carried out in a spirit of raising the people Realm is a lofty mission, inherited and developed the Marxist literary and art thought, made a theory exposition with the characteristics of the times and brand-new content, which has an important guiding significance for the contemporary Chinese literary and artistic creation and the literary criticism. It is the symbol of Marxism in the new era of China Literary and artistic thought