Marx and Engels did not directly use or discuss cultural issues in their works, or even give a strict definition of culture, but their works contained rich cultural ideas. There are many works related to cultural studies, such as 1844 Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, German Ideology, Manifesto of Producers' Party and Das Kapital. Marx believes that with the exchange and integration of human political and economic life since modern times, it will herald the arrival of the era of all-round development of human culture. To sum up, their world cultural thoughts mainly include:

(A) the world culture into the world historical process, that the world culture has historical inevitability. Marx and Engels pointed out in the Manifesto of the Productive Party: "Because the bourgeoisie has opened the world market, the production and consumption of all countries have become worldwide. ..... In the past, the self-sufficiency and isolation of local and ethnic groups were replaced by the interaction and interdependence of all ethnic groups. This is the case with material production, and so is spiritual production. "

(2) The special position of capitalism in the formation of world history determines the special role of western culture in the formation of world culture. For capitalist countries, the "world culture" represented by capitalist ideology and culture is an advanced culture with lofty status and overwhelming status. This advanced nature is a historical category, especially a culture that can liberate and develop productive forces. Therefore, as long as the capitalist era is not surpassed, the "world culture" of this era cannot be surpassed. However, world history has proved that with the development of capitalism, the class contradictions in the whole society are very sharp, which also hinders the development of social productive forces. Marx believed that capitalism would be replaced by socialism. With the victory of socialism in the world, socialist ideology and culture will inevitably reshape the world culture.