The Forest and Green History of China: An Attempt at Ecological History

The history of Chinese civilization is also the history of clearing forests. The clear flow of the Yellow River is recorded in the texts of the Book of Songs and Ci of Chu, and the "invisible forest" that must have once existed. A young historian fascinated by this forest arrived at "Chinese history seen from the forest" through fieldwork and greening campaigns in the Yangtze River basin and the Loess Plateau. A historical essay written in a fresh style.