Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences CSES Office (2013) No.151 Invitation Letter of "The Fourth International Symposium on Traditional Culture and Ecological Civilization" Alexander N. Chumakov, Ph.D., Professor, Chair of Philosophy Department Finance University under Government of the Russia Federation Distinguished Alexander N. Chumakov "The Fourth International Symposium on Traditional Culture and Ecological Civilization", which has been included in the 2013 major events plan of MEP, is to be held by CSES in collaboration with relevant academic bodies and organizations on October 19th -21st, 2013 in Beijing (enrolled on 18th), with the approval of CAST . The 18th National Congress of CPC explicitly raises the position of ecological civilization construction to a national strategic level, and regards it as the important content of China's social and economic development in the future. The meeting will extensively discuss related issues of ecological civilization, with focus on looking for ecological wisdom from China's traditional culture and resolving problems in economic development and ecological civilization construction. The meeting will combine China's traditional culture with ecological civilization and give full play and make full use of the essence of China's traditional culture to serve for human being's progress and development, as well as new environmental protection and construction. The meeting hopes that participants could be able to stand on the highest point of history, to examine human being's culture and civilization development from the perspective of global win-win, to inherit and develop the essence of China's outstanding cultural heritage with scientific, justice and dialectical point of view, to dynamically integrate the traditional oriental speculation with modern cultural science and modern civilization to guide people's -1- behavior, and to create a new ecological civilization in which human being and nature develop harmoniously. It is the responsibility and obligation of the whole society to promote ecological civilization construction with excellent traditional culture, and we wish this discussion could contribute useful advice and wisdom to promoting the harmonious development of human society. Given your intensive study on traditional culture and environmental protection and your influence in academia, we cordially invite you to attend this meeting and make keynote speech. We’d like to express our sincere thanks for your support and concern! September 9, 2013 Zhou Hongtao Organization Committee Contact Person: Wu Lei (010-62210689) Gao Yan (13601082919) Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences Issued on September 9, 2013 -2-