中共十九大把习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想确立为中国共产党必须长期坚持的指导思想，其中，以人民为中心的发展思想又是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要组成部分，坚持以人民为中心更是关于新时代坚持和发展中国特色社会主义的根本立场。从历史唯物主义这一维度准确理解把握习近平以人民为中心思想的内在规定性，对于坚定不移地把握以人民为中心思想具有重要的意义，不仅仅具有时代实践意义还具有不可忽略的时代意义。 The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China established Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding ideology that the Communist Party of China must adhere to for a long time. Among them, the people-centered development ideology is an important part of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. From the perspective of historical materialism, an accurate understanding and grasping of the internal regulations of Xi Jinping’s people-centered thinking is of great significance to firmly grasp the people-centered thinking. It has not only practical significance of the times but also significance of the times that cannot be ignored.