编者按：习近平生态文明思想是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要组成部分，是新时代我国生态文明建设的根本遵循和行动指南，在国际上传播好、解释好、宣传好习近平生态文明思想意义重大。北京林业大学始终把生态文明建设作为立校之本、发展之基，自觉肩负起生态文明宣传教育责任，使习近平生态文明思想引领贯穿人才培养全过程和各领域，把习近平生态文明思想的实践要求转化为青年的思想自觉、政治自觉、行动自觉。为进一步向国际社会传播习近平生态文明思想，共谋全球生态文明建设，本系列摘编整理了新时代生态文明建设领域双语资料，以期增进国际社会对中国生态文明建设的了解，推动生态文明宣传教育工作，形成宣传思想文化的国际合力。

Editor's note: Xi Jinping thought on ecological civilization is an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It provides fundamental principles and guidance for action in the new era. It is of great significance to spread, explain and publicize Xi Jinping thought on eco-civilization internationally. In answer to the national project, Beijing Forestry University takes the construction of ecological civilization as the driving force and development foundation. BFU takes it upon the shoulder to strengthen publicity and education on ecological civilization and promote green technology innovation, making Xi Jinping Thought on Eco-civilization dominate the whole process and every field of talent cultivation. BFU has been committed to raising green awareness among young people and promoting action to implement Xi Jinping Thought on Eco-civilization.

To provide a brief summary of Xi Jinping thought on eco-civilization, we have the pleasure of sharing with all interested parties at home and abroad the bilingual Materials on Eco-civilization in the New Era are, with the aim of promoting international comprehension of ecological civilization, one of the keywords to understand China, and helping the public learn more about the environment, so as to creat a collective international collective force in the publicity of the Thought.

Egrets in the countryside of Guilin (From Xinhuanet)

中国古代生态智慧

Ancient Chinese Ecological Philosophy

中华民族向来尊重自然、热爱自然，追求人与自然和谐共生。绵延 5000 多年的中华文明积淀着丰富的生态智慧 和生态文化。“天人合一”“道法自然”的哲理思想，“顺天时，量地利，则用力少而成功多”的农牧经验，“劝君莫打三春鸟，儿在巢中望母归”的经典诗句，“一粥一饭，当思来处不易；半丝半缕，恒念物力维艰”的治家格言，都蕴含着质朴睿智的自然观。

The Chinese nation respects and loves nature, and preserves harmony between man and nature. The 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization has rich ecology-related  wisdom and culture. There were such philosophical views as “unity of man and nature” and “observance of the laws of nature”; such farming and husbandry experience as “follow the timing and adapt to geographical conditions, and there will be more success with less effort”; such popular verses as “never shot the birds in spring, as their hungry nestlings are waiting for them to bring back food”; and such family motto  as “when having meals, one should know that it does not come easily; when wearing clothes, one should remember that even a thread is made with great effort.” These views about  nature are all simple, but very insightful.

比如，中国传统哲学中以万物顺应自然规律生长为“天文”“地文”，《老子》中的名言：“人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然”，这个“自然”，就是指自然规律。当代中国顺应自然，坚持自然修复为主，减少人为扰动，把生物措施、农艺措施与工程措施结合起来，袪滞化淤，固本培元，恢复河流生态环境等，就是从中国自古以来顺应自然的观念中提升出来的举措。

The ancient classic Laozi contained famous sayings  about the laws of nature: Man patterns himself on the  operation of the earth; the earth patterns itself on the operation of heaven; heaven patterns itself on the operation of Dao; Dao patterns itself on what is nature. The contemporary Chinese  advocacies – follow the laws of nature, have more natural restoration and less human interference, and apply bio-measures, farming techniques and engineering methods to resume original ecological environment of rivers and address  both symptoms and root causes – all come from the ancient  belief that humanity should follow the laws of nature.

再比如，中国古代哲学中常常谈到节流开源、保护资源与经济发展的关系，主张合理利用、合理开发自然资源。 这种对自然取之以时、取之有度的思想，对当今中国解决好人与自然和谐共生的问题具有深刻的现实意义。中华传统文明的滋养，为当代中国开启了尊重自然、面向未来的 智慧之门。

The ancient Chinese people also held such views on opening up the source and regulating the flow, and protecting resources and developing the economy. They maintained rational development and proper utilization of natural resources. The idea of taking from nature at the proper time and to the proper extent has inspired contemporary Chinese to solve the current problems and achieve harmony between man and nature. Traditional ideas are closely relevant to our respect of nature today.

(From Keywords to Understand China: Ecological Civilization)