Traditional Chinese Culture and the Construction of Ecological Civilization

From Cultural Genes to Practical Behaviors — Case Studies in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism

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ID23211630
AuthorsWei Jiang (0000-0002-0811-0648, Minzu University of China), Jiang Wei (0009-0002-2497-2413, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, corresponding author), Haoran Zhang (0000-0001-7107-0637, The Barstow School, Ningbo Campus, No. 619 Yonghe West Road, Luotuo Street, Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315202, China)
Year2020
Volume08
Issue02
Pages2050011
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2345-7481 • E-ISSN: 2345-752X
PublisherWorld Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1142/s2345748120500116
OpenAlexW3099345154
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited1

Traditional Chinese culture contains the thought of respecting nature and protecting the ecological environment, thus it is of theoretical and practical significance for the construction of ecological civilization in China. This paper uses textual analysis on the works from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to explain the cultural genes related to the harmonious development of man and nature, in addition to examining possibilities for adapting the cultural genes in the practice of ecological civilization construction. It concludes that by means of policy guidance and active adaptation, traditional Chinese culture can effectively realize its potential for ecological protection and be integrated into China’s ecological civilization construction.

Adaptation (eye) · Biology · Buddhism · China · Chinese culture · Civilization · Ecological civilization · Environmental ethics · Political science · Sociology · Taoism · Chinese history and philosophy · Ecology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology

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