森林文化及其在中华文化体系中的地位

森林是人类的摇篮。森林文化是人类文化的源头，也是中华文化的源头。本文论述和确证了农耕社会之前、农耕社会和工业社会森林文化的历史性存在。在中华文明史中，无论是在农耕社会，还是在工业社会，森林文化皆与时俱进，满足人类社会物质与精神需要，并广泛体现在中华文化的方方面面。森林文化以其独具生命力的文化类型，与草原文化和农耕文化共同组成中华文化体系。

Forest Culture and Its Status in the System of Chinese Culture

Forest is the cradle of human beings, and forest culture is the headstream of human culture. Forest culture, the origination of Chinese culture, permeates through the past 5 000 years of Chinese civilization. This paper discusses the forest culture of before the agricultural society, the agricultural society and the industrial society. The conclusion is that no matter in the agricultural society or in the industrial society, forest culture is embodied far and wide in every aspect of Chinese culture, and it advances with time to satisfy the civilized society’s material and spirit demands. Forest culture, the vigorous and unique type of culture, together with grassland culture and agricultural culture, makes up of the system of Chinese culture.