.20 1950s Hebei Environmental Problems Study

The causes of environmental problems are complex, historical and diversified. In the first decade of New China, people in Hebei undertook economic construction in a large scale covering agriculture, industry transportation and many other fields in order to meet their material and cultural demands. However, man's reform and extort to the environment ,if against the law of nature, will inevitably bring about serious consequences. Researching the environmental changes in the 1950's is of great realistic significance to the understanding and exploration of the present environmental problems in Hebei.The thesis falls into four parts.Part I Hebei ecological environment when New China was set up. It mainly explores natural environment of Hebei in the 1950's and the environmental problems left off by the Old China.Part II The environmental problems during economic recovery and "the first five-year" periods. It explores the agricultural environment , administer and the environment during industry sprouting period in 1950-1957.Part III The environment imbalance under the attack of the "Great leap". Under the influence of "left trends of thought" in the "Grat Leap" period, people's blind exploration to the nature causedQthe environment deteriorationPart IV A reconsideration to the 1950's environmental problems . A series of environmental problems are resulted with the quick economic development in the first decade of New China. Nature will punish human if man does not care to protect the ecosystem. The short-sighted economic behavior which emphasizes present economic development and profit rather than environment protection and further development, will definitely brings long-termed, accumulated and disastrous consequences. Only by insisting scientific development views and by setting up sustainable development ideas , can human and nature develop in a harmonious way.