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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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  • Wei JIANG

    (School of Philosophy and Religions, Minzu University of China, No. 27 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China2Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Building 6, Zhongguancun Nandajie 27, Beijing 100081, China)

  • Haoran ZHANG

    (The Barstow School, Ningbo Campus, No. 619 Yonghe West Road, Luotuo Street, Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315202, China)

Abstract

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.

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  • Wei JIANG & Haoran ZHANG, 2020. "Traditional Chinese Culture and the Construction of Ecological Civilization: From Cultural Genes to Practical Behaviors — Case Studies in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(02), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:cjuesx:v:08:y:2020:i:02:n:s2345748120500116
    DOI: 10.1142/S2345748120500116
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    1. Alesandros Glaros & Geoff Luehr & Zhenzhong Si & Steffanie Scott, 2022. "Ecological Civilization in Practice: An Exploratory Study of Urban Agriculture in Four Chinese Cities," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-16, September.
    2. Jingwei Wang & Jinhe Zhang & Peijia Wang & Xiaobin Ma & Liangjian Yang & Leying Zhou, 2022. "Progress in Ecosystem Health Research and Future Prospects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-22, November.

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