Abstract: The modernization of coordinated material civilization and spiritual civilization is one of the important characteristics of Chinese style modernization. The red gene is the spiritual core of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The inheritance of the red gene is to unswervingly inherit the original intention and mission of the CPC. The inheritance of the red gene provides a source of historical confidence, theoretical awareness, cultural confidence and innovation for the Chinese path to modernization with the coordinated“two civilizations”. From the historical perspective, the inheritance of the red gene has opened up the road, laid the foundation, created a new situation, and consolidated the foundation for Chinese path to modernization in which the“two civilizations”are coordinated. From the perspective of theory, the basic principles of Marxism and the theoretical consciousness of the CPC people provide theoretical support for the inheritance of the red gene, which created the Chinese style modernization with the coordination of the“two civilizations”, and lay a solid ideological foundation. From the perspective of culture, the inheritance of red genes builds a spiritual fortress for Chinese path to modernization that coordinates the“two civilizations”and shoulders the cultural mission. From the perspective of innovation, the inheritance of red genes stimulates innovation vitality and provides the major country with solutions for the coordinated Chinese path to modernization of “two civilizations”. In the process of comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese style modernization, we must inherit the red gene, continue the red blood, and absorb the spiritual strength from victory to victory.

Key words: red gene, the coordination of “the two civilizations”, Chinese style modernization