Thoreau’s Views on Nature and Reflection on the Current Chinese Ecological
Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the following persons for their kind help and support during the whole process of studying and writing the thesis.
First of all, I would like to express my great appreciation for Miss.Qu Min, my thesis adviser for her patient guidance and constant encouragement. She has talked with me several times face to face or via email during the whole thesis-writing process, discussing my creative studying idea and giving advise on my thesis revision. Without her help, this thesis could not have reached its present form.
Second, I would like to thank all the other tutors and teachers in the study of Thoreau’s nature and the current Chinese ecological environment, for their direct and indirect help.
Third, special thanks for my friends who have sincere kindness to spend time and efforts on commenting on the first draft. Finally, I want to thank my parents for their consistent support and encouragement for my studies.
Responsibility for any remaining errors is mine alone.
摘  要
美国作者梭罗笔下的《瓦尔登湖》记载了他在瓦尔登湖畔两年多的独居生活。作者所处的时代，是美国资本主义的上升阶段，在这期间，美国经历了从农业文明向工业文明的过渡，工业化和城市化迅速发展。同时生态环境却遭受严重破坏。今天的中国虽然与梭罗生活的19世纪相距一百五十多年，但也正处于社会的转型期，也面临着日益严峻的生态问题。在生态危机日益加重的情况下，梭罗的自然思想对解决我们今天的生态环境问题将有着积极而深刻的意义。本文第一部分对作家梭罗进行了简要介绍，第二部分详细分析了梭罗的自然观，第三部分分析了当今中国的生态现状，第四部分结合梭罗的自然观提出了改善生态现状的可行性措施，最后一部分对全文进行了总结。通过分析梭罗的自然观,尤其是其中的“人与自然的和谐关系”思想，对中国生态环境改善进行思考，并提出可行性建议，呼吁读者增强生态保护意识，保护我国的生态环境，积极推进我国的生态文明建设。
 关键词：梭罗；自然观；生态环境；中国4307
Abstract
Walden, written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is a reflection upon his special days in natural environment. The book shows us Thoreau's experiences over two years in a cabin near Walden Pond. With this special experience and self-reflection, Thoreau gained a more objective understanding of society. As he believed, man and nature should be close friends. Thoreau lived at a time when America’s ecological environment was heavily degraded, which much resembles China’s situation at present. Thus, Thoreau’s views may shed a light on the refinement of Chinese current ecological status. Based on the detailed analysis of Thoreau’ observation and reflection upon nature, this paper also includes practical measures on improving the current Chinese ecological environment.The first part is a brief introduction on the writer Henry David Thoreau, the second part is a detailed analysis of his views on nature, the third part is the introduction of the current ecological status in China, and the following part is recommendations based on Thoreau’s view about nature. The last part is the conclusion of this paper.
Key words: Thoreau, nature, ecological environment, China
Contents
摘  要 I
Abstract II
I. Introduction: Henry D. Thoreau 1
II. Introduction of Thoreau’s masterpiece, Walden 2
III. Thoreau and his Nature Views 6
  1. Transcendentalism and transcendentalist 6
  2. Important events on the formation of Thoreau’s nature views 6
  3. Five aspects of Thoreau’s nature views 7