Abstract: The principal position of people is the core of in Xi Jinping's concept of governing the country (hereinafter referred to as Xi Jinping thought on people),and is the soul and essence of Xi Jinping thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era. Xi Jinping thought on people originated from the era of building a well-off society to achieve shared development, of pursuing the great rejuvenation of China's dream, and of socialist undertakings in an all-round way. It is based on the new socialist practice of governing the country with Chinese characteristics and the Marxist ideology. It draws on the people-oriented thought in traditional Chinese culture, inheriting and innovating the Party's thoughts of people. Xi Jinping thought on people upholds the people's principal position, practicing the mass line and exerting the major force of the people, insisting on shared development,responding to the people's appeals,and adhering to the people-centered development thought. Xi Jinping thought on people has opened up a new realm of Marxist theory on people, which is conducive to building a core value system in the new era,providing an operational guidance for promoting social fairness and justice and solving the major issues in the new era of China's socialist construction, and therefore, fuels the development of the socialist cause with Chinese characteristics and the realization of the Chinese dream in the new era.

Key words: new era, Xi Jinping Thought on education people-centered thought, socialism with Chinese characteristics, core value system