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practice and has been tested by practice”
2 has a distinct practical character and is
oriented by problems, by the time and by the people. Deeply studying and apprehending its practical character and requirements is of great importance for advancing
green development on all fronts and building a beautiful China at a faster pace.
1 Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization: Stemming
from Practice, Tested by Practice
The Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is extracted and
elevated from practical experience, and has played a critical role in promoting our
practices. On the one hand, this thought is the fundamental guide for us to achieve
historical transformation as it, with its theoretical and practical significance and
strategic foresight, has led the Party and the nation to create a new situation in
their undertakings across the board. On the other hand, the practical value of this
thought is of far-reaching influence and will be fully manifested in future practices.
It is stated in the Constitution of the Communist Party of China that the Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is “a crystallization
of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people.”
As an important component of this thought, the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization has also taken root, germinated, matured and borne fruits through the
Party’s and the people’s practices of ecological civilization. It is also derived from
and tested by practice.
From a practical point of view, a main source of the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is the thoughts and reflections drawn from the governing experience.
Comrade Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to studying and resolving
practical issues in ecological civilization development. Whether working in local
areas or in the central government, he has proposed a string of new assertions with
strategic vision and theoretical innovation. These new assertions, which are downto-earth and widely supported by the people, have all stemmed from the explorations
and practices of ecological endeavors. They are the crystallization of those practices
and contribute typical concepts to the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization.
Following a geographical trajectory of Xi Jinping’s work experience from local
areas to the central government, researchers have divided the formation of the Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization roughly into the following stages. The
first stage was when he worked in Liangjiahe, Yan’an. In the 1960s and 1970s,
Xi was Secretary of the Party Branch of Liangjiahe in northern Shaanxi’s Yan’an,
where he began to think about the ecological evolution of the loess plateau. He led
the local people to improve the ecology by building dams and farmlands, develop
2 Guiding Committee for the Compilation and Review of Materials for National Training of Government Officials. Promoting Ecological Civilization, Building a Beautiful China. Beijing: People’s
Publishing House, Party Building Books Publishing House, 2019.
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practice and has been tested by practice”
2 has a distinct practical character and is
oriented by problems, by the time and by the people. Deeply studying and apprehending its practical character and requirements is of great importance for advancing
green development on all fronts and building a beautiful China at a faster pace.
1 Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization: Stemming
from Practice, Tested by Practice
The Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is extracted and
elevated from practical experience, and has played a critical role in promoting our
practices. On the one hand, this thought is the fundamental guide for us to achieve
historical transformation as it, with its theoretical and practical significance and
strategic foresight, has led the Party and the nation to create a new situation in
their undertakings across the board. On the other hand, the practical value of this
thought is of far-reaching influence and will be fully manifested in future practices.
It is stated in the Constitution of the Communist Party of China that the Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is “a crystallization
of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people.”
As an important component of this thought, the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization has also taken root, germinated, matured and borne fruits through the
Party’s and the people’s practices of ecological civilization. It is also derived from
and tested by practice.
From a practical point of view, a main source of the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is the thoughts and reflections drawn from the governing experience.
Comrade Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to studying and resolving
practical issues in ecological civilization development. Whether working in local
areas or in the central government, he has proposed a string of new assertions with
strategic vision and theoretical innovation. These new assertions, which are downto-earth and widely supported by the people, have all stemmed from the explorations
and practices of ecological endeavors. They are the crystallization of those practices
and contribute typical concepts to the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization.
Following a geographical trajectory of Xi Jinping’s work experience from local
areas to the central government, researchers have divided the formation of the Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization roughly into the following stages. The
first stage was when he worked in Liangjiahe, Yan’an. In the 1960s and 1970s,
Xi was Secretary of the Party Branch of Liangjiahe in northern Shaanxi’s Yan’an,
where he began to think about the ecological evolution of the loess plateau. He led
the local people to improve the ecology by building dams and farmlands, develop
2 Guiding Committee for the Compilation and Review of Materials for National Training of Government Officials. Promoting Ecological Civilization, Building a Beautiful China. Beijing: People’s
Publishing House, Party Building Books Publishing House, 2019.