Xi Jinping’s Thought On Ecological Civilization

Xi Jinping’s thought on ecological civilization is a new achievement based on the development of Marxist ecological philosophy.It integrates the construction of ecological civilization with the adherence to socialism with Chinese characteristics.It is not only a scientific understanding of ecological civilization,but also the enrichment and development of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.It also pushes Marxist ecological philosophy to a new level.On the one hand,it guides the concrete practice of China’s ecological civilization construction and is conducive for China to become an important participant,contributor and leader of the global ecological civilization construction;on the other hand,it provides a Chinese solution to the ecological dilemma and promotes the construction of a community of shared future for mankind.Any philosophical thought can never come out of nowhere.It must have its historical background,ideological source and development process.For an investigation on the formation and development of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought,firstly,this paper analyzes the historical background of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought from the perspectives of the outbreak of ecological crisis,the rise of environmental protection movement and the prosperity and development of ecological science;secondly,this paper,based on the three perspectives of Marxism ecological civilization,traditional Chinese ecological wisdom and western ecological theory,sorts out the origin of Xi Jinping’s thought on ecological civilization formation and development accordingto the research paradigm of Ma,China and Spain;at last,based on the important meetings of the Party,the formation and development process of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought is divided into embryonic stage,formation and development stage,sublimation stage.This paper has studied theoretical basis,target appeal and core concept of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought.First of all,theoretical basis.Marxist theory of the relationship between man and nature reveals the law of the evolution of human civilization.Through the deep understanding of the Marxist theory of the relationship between man and nature,Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought develops the Marxist theory of the relationship between man and nature.Secondly,target appeal.Beautiful China is a response to the ecological appeal of the social subject.Beautiful China points out the goals and tasks of building an ecological civilization.The construction of beautiful China can promote the evolution and development of ecological civilization.At last,core concept.Green development concept is the core of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought.It can accelerate the greening of the mode of production and lifestyle.The Main elements of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought consists of three parts: why an ecological civilization should be built,what kind of an ecological civilization will be established and how to achieve the goal.First of all,discussion on why an ecological civilization should be built? The reason is as follows: Building an ecological civilization is the objective requirement of solving ecological crisis,and an inevitable trend of the evolution of human civilization,as well as an integral part of building socialism with Chinese characteristics.Secondly,interpretation of what kind of an ecological civilization will beestablished? The basis is that: Ecological civilization is a higher civilization form with new civilization elements;the essence of ecological civilization is the harmonious coexistence of man and nature,and ecological civilization is a new civilization adapted to socialist society.At last,a plan for how to achieve the goal?The measure is to strengthen the overall design of ecological civilization construction,to establish and to improve systems for promoting ecological progress,and to actively construct a community of shared future for mankind.Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought is characterized by the following four aspects: The first is the unity of the world and nationality.It not only bases itself on the construction of global ecological civilization,but also follows the construction of socialist ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics;the second is the unity of predictability and actuality.It cares about nature,expresses a strong sense of ecological distress.At the same time,it also pays attention to ecological issues that the people show their most concern for,and responds to people’s livelihood concerns;the third is the unity of inheritance and creativity.It inherits the essence of human ecological thought and pays attention to the top-level design of ecological civilization thought and theory;the last is the unity of wholeness and region.It attaches importance to the overall human development,meanwhile,it respects the differences.It also pays attention to building a regional ecological civilization.The theoretical value of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought is that: it inherits and develops Marxist theory of ecological civilization,insists on and enriches Xi Jinping’s thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era,and opens up and innovates the theory ofecological civilization construction.The practical value of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought is that: it has guided China’s ecological civilization construction to make great achievements and made important contributions to global environmental governance.