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Beijing, June 28th (Xinhua) - The establishment of National Ecological Day has far-reaching significance
Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Libin
On the 28th, the Third Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress voted to establish August 15th as National Ecological Day.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's ecological environment protection has undergone historic, transitional, and global changes, and the construction of ecological civilization has achieved remarkable achievements that have attracted worldwide attention. China is the first country to propose and implement the ecological protection red line system, promoting the construction of the world's largest national park system. In the past decade, one fourth of the global increase in forest area comes from China; China's renewable energy installed capacity, represented by hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power generation, remains the world's largest, while offshore wind power installed capacity ranks first in the world. The new energy vehicle industry is becoming a new business card of Chinese manufacturing... Practice has proven that green mountains and clear waters are not only natural and ecological wealth, but also social and economic wealth. National Ecological Day will better awaken our sense of achievement and pride in building a beautiful China.
The essence of ecological civilization is to take it with moderation and use it with restraint. We should advocate a simple, moderate, green, and low-carbon lifestyle, reject luxury and waste, and form a civilized and healthy lifestyle. The construction of a beautiful China is for the people, and it relies on the people. The people are the main force in building a beautiful China. We must enhance our ideological and practical awareness of ecological environment protection, work hard for a long time, continue to make efforts, and persistently promote the construction of ecological civilization to achieve new results. National Ecological Day will better awaken our sense of responsibility and mission in building a beautiful China.
People will not betray the green mountains, and the green mountains will not betray them.We need to deeply understand the Chinese wisdom it embodies. The Chinese nation has always respected and loved nature, and the 5000 year long Chinese civilization has nurtured rich ecological culture. From the natural view of "harmony between heaven and humanity, unity of all things" and "all things receive their own harmony for survival, and each receives their own nourishment for success" to the life care of "harmony between people and things", we must inherit and develop, provide cultural support and theoretical nourishment for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, and provide Chinese solutions for jointly building a community of life on Earth and promoting sustainable human development.