Preface
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,
summarize the practices, great achievements and valuable experience of China in
environment protection and development of ecological civilization in the 70 years,
promote Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, and drive the development of ecological civilization in China, the Think Tank for Ecological Civilization Studies affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Research Institute for Resources and Environment Policies affiliated to the Development Research
Center of the State Council, the Chinese Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology
and Environment, and the China Environmental Publishing Group have compiled
Beautiful China 1949–2019: 70 People’s Views on Ecological Civilization.
As of the time of publication, 75 manuscripts from 75 people specializing in the
development of ecological civilization policies and theories were selected from the
recommended articles. Among them are 15 articles by party and government leaders
at or above the deputy ministerial level, and 60 articles by experts and scholars.
Among the experts and scholars are bureau-level academic officials, academicians,
university presidents, professors participating in the Changjiang Scholars Program,
and post-80s scholars. The content covers, among others, Xi Jinping Thought on
Ecological Civilization, ecological culture, industrial economy, legal system, and
ecological security. The editorial board of the book also classified the manuscripts
accord to their content. A comprehensive review of all the manuscripts reflects that
the authors are committed to promoting continuous innovation and development of
ecological civilization theories. The manuscripts were written based on Marxism–
Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents, Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese
Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, the
instructions of the National Conference on Eco-environmental Protection, as well as
the major documents on China’s ecological civilization over the past 70 years. The
content of the manuscripts covers the basic course, historical context, laws, experience, lessons, and internal logic, theories, and conceptual innovations concerning
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To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,
summarize the practices, great achievements and valuable experience of China in
environment protection and development of ecological civilization in the 70 years,
promote Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, and drive the development of ecological civilization in China, the Think Tank for Ecological Civilization Studies affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Research Institute for Resources and Environment Policies affiliated to the Development Research
Center of the State Council, the Chinese Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology
and Environment, and the China Environmental Publishing Group have compiled
Beautiful China 1949–2019: 70 People’s Views on Ecological Civilization.
As of the time of publication, 75 manuscripts from 75 people specializing in the
development of ecological civilization policies and theories were selected from the
recommended articles. Among them are 15 articles by party and government leaders
at or above the deputy ministerial level, and 60 articles by experts and scholars.
Among the experts and scholars are bureau-level academic officials, academicians,
university presidents, professors participating in the Changjiang Scholars Program,
and post-80s scholars. The content covers, among others, Xi Jinping Thought on
Ecological Civilization, ecological culture, industrial economy, legal system, and
ecological security. The editorial board of the book also classified the manuscripts
accord to their content. A comprehensive review of all the manuscripts reflects that
the authors are committed to promoting continuous innovation and development of
ecological civilization theories. The manuscripts were written based on Marxism–
Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents, Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese
Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, the
instructions of the National Conference on Eco-environmental Protection, as well as
the major documents on China’s ecological civilization over the past 70 years. The
content of the manuscripts covers the basic course, historical context, laws, experience, lessons, and internal logic, theories, and conceptual innovations concerning
xxvii