The Sixth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, held from June 27 to 29, 1981, examined and approved the "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China". In this resolution the Central Committee made a scientific summation of the major events in the history of the Party over the 32 years since the founding of the People's Republic. It categorically negated the value of the "cultural revolution" and of the theory of "continuing the revolution under the dictatorship of the proletariat", affirmed the importance of Mao Zedong's historical role and systematically expounded Mao Zedong Thought. According to the resolution, Mao Zedong Thought is Marxism-Leninism as applied and developed in China; it is a correct theory, a body of correct principles and a summary of the lessons learned from practice in the Chinese revolution -- in short, a crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Chinese Communist Party. It is the intellectual treasure of the Party and will be its guide to action for a long time to come. The Party must therefore continue to uphold Mao Zedong Thought and enrich it with new principles and new conclusions corresponding to reality. Both before and after the resolution was adopted, theorists studied and discussed the above-mentioned questions and publicized their views.