In Yan 'an period, the Communist Party of China carried out the Yan 'an Rectification Movement, adopted a variety of effective education methods, the Party's ideological and political education has achieved great success. Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, facing opportunities and challenges, ideological and political education should actively learn from the effective experience of the Party's ideological and political education methods in Yan'an period, and promote the development of ideological and political education practice in the new era.