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Study On The Ecological Consciousness In Imperial Rescripts Of Ancient China

Posted on:2012-04-06Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:J Y ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115330335466389Subject:Forest cultivation
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Some of imperial rescripts in ancient china implicate useful ecological consciousness as well as declared major policy, such as Seeking harmony of nature, cherishing life, conforming to climate and encouraging arboriculture,they are important components of traditional ecological consciousness of China. Generally, the ecological consciousness in ancient china implicate exhibited as consciousness of ecological harmony, ecological protection and ecological management sensation,in which ecological harmony is the orientation,ecological protection is security and ecological management is the goal. The pursuit of ecological harmony rely on ecological protection; the long-term goal of ecological protection is ecological management, and achieve lasting development. They are interrelated to each other, step by step, and play important roles in the development of traditional ecological consciousness.Due to the times, the ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts is objective, simple, scattered, or even multi-faceted, to a certain extent, and has significant gaps compared with the connotation of current ecological civilization. However, from dialectical and historical perspective, beneficial components it contains are worth recognition and research. To explore and refine the useful elements of traditional ecological consciousness in China has positive reference value for enriching the contents of the current ecological civilization and improving national self-confidence.According to the traditional stages of China's ancient history, the thesis discussed traditional ecological consciousness in ancient China imperial rescripts roughly, from awareness of ecological harmony, ecological protection, ecological management three levels.Chapter one:Introduction. This part framed the concept of ecological consciousness and meaning, described the origin of ecological consciousness in ancient China, combed the research situation of ecological consciousness in ancient China imperial rescripts and summarized the research method, significance.Chapter two:This part discussed preliminary development of ecological consciousness in Qin and Han imperial rescripts, from consciousness of ecological harmony of complying with nature and adjusting for the seasons, ecological protection of persuading farmers clockwise and ecological management sensation of encouraging arboriculture three aspects.Consciousness of ecological harmony of complying with nature and adjusting for the seasons under the influence of Han Dynasty Confucian Classics and harmony theory is the salient features of ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts the period.Chapter three:This part divided the Wei, Jin into Southern and Northern Dynasties two separate levels, and investigated the Multiple penetration of ecological consciousness in ancient imperial rescripts.The first section discussed the prosperity of natural inclination of ecological consciousness in the kingdom of Wei, Jin and the Southern Dynasties rescripts from consciousness of ecological harmony of complying with nature and foster everything on earth, ecological protection with season, ecological management sensation of encouraging farming three aspects.The second section discussed the trends of ecological consciousness in ancient imperial rescripts in Northern Dynasties from consciousness of ecological harmony of protecting the nature and foster everything on earth, ecological protection of forbidding injuring the animals and plants and releasing the under arrested and dedicative ones, ecological management sensation of legislating for encouraging farming and arranging the production according to the seasons three aspects.Consciousness of ecological protection of complying with nature and adjusting for the seasons and forbidding injuring the animals and plants and ecological management sensation of legislating for encouraging farming and arranging the production according to the seasons under the combined effect of metaphysics and Buddhism are the salient features of ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts the period.Chapter four:This part investigated the convergence of ecological consciousness of The Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties imperial rescripts from consciousness of ecological harmony exhibited as accordance with the laws of nature, ecological protection of protecting plants and animals and ecological management sensation of encouraging farming and arboriculture three aspects. Consciousness of ecological protection of protecting plants and animals under the influence of boom of Buddhism, Taoism and religious teachings is the salient features of ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts the period. Chapter five:This part investigated the innovation of ecological consciousness in Liao, Song, Jin, Yuan Dynasties imperial rescripts from consciousness of ecological harmony exhibited as protecting the ecological environment, and pursuiting harmonious ecological protection of protection of vegetation, animals and ecological management sensation of planting trees on both sides of the river three aspects. consciousness of ecological management of planting trees on both sides of the river is progress of ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts the period.Chapter six:This part investigated the accumulation of ecological consciousness in Ming, Qing Dynasties imperial rescripts from consciousness of ecological harmony exhibited as complying with heaven and earth, and all laws ecological protection of dividing management area to avoid the mutual influence and ecological management sensation of planting more trees according to seasons three aspects. Consciousness of ecological protection of dividing management area to avoid the mutual influence and ecological management sensation of planting more trees according to seasons is essence of ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts the period.Chapter seven:This part investigated reference value of the ecological consciousness in imperial rescripts for the construction of current ecological civilization from adhere to the reverence for nature and close to nature, adhere to legislation to protect animal and plant resources, adhere to planting trees according to local conditions, adhere to setting ecology officer four aspects.
Keywords/Search Tags:Ancient China, Imperial Rescripts, Ecological Consciousness
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