A Study Of Ecolgical Consciousness In Mongolian Provebs

Mongolian proverbs are the crystallization of people’s empirical knowledge in their nomadic life.The ecological consciousness in Mongolian proverbs reflects people’s understanding of the living environment on the grassland,and highlights the national consciousness and national culture about harmonious coexistence of human and nature.From the perspective of ecological ethics,Mongolian proverbs emphasize awe of deified natural world and adherence to natural laws,and show the special love and ethical concern for animals.From the perspective of ecological management,the emotional bonds between the Mongolians and their living environment are strengthened by the deep local feeling and national character of unwilling to leave their native land.Reflected in the proverbs,it is embodied in the adaptive treatment of the desertification environment in northern grassland and emphasis of plants’ environmental management effect.From the perspective of ecological value consciousness,Mongolians in nomadism,deepened the understanding of individual ecological elements such as mountains,water,grass,trees and so on,and also deepened the understanding of the relationship between these individual ecological elements and the whole ecological environment,Mongolian proverbs emphasize respect of individual ecological elements’ existence mode and following ecological system rules.The study of ecological consciousness and national ecological culture in Mongolian proverbs will contribute to propagandizing ecological consciousness in Mongolian culture with the help of language medium.It will also offer national and local knowledge for today’s ecological civilization construction,enhance people’s ecological consciousness of protecting environment,following natural laws,and pursuing sustainable development.