Study on Ancient Chinese Ecological Thoughts in Traditional Festivals and Festival Systems

Abstract:

This paper states six ecological thoughts and concepts in ancient China by exploring and analyzing Chinese traditional festivals and festival systems from three aspects, including the relevance between festival systems and traditional agriculture (human and nature,Natural Ecology); the relationship between the people embodied in the ancient traditional festival (interpersonal harmony,Humanistic Ecology); and the Chinese religions involved with conventional ceremonial ritual (Harmony-Integration). This article reveals that a close study of ancient Chinese ecological thoughts has vital significance to construct a harmonious society in China and solve the present ecological crisis.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 671-674)
• Pages: 2446-2450
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.671-674.2446
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Kai Zhen Jia, Ming Chuan Tian
• Keywords: Ancient Chinese Festival, Ecological Thought, Festival System, Sustainability

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