Preface

On July 9, 2016, the ecological culture forum was held in Guiyang international convention center. The forum was hosted by the Ministry of Culture of China and the people's Government of Guizhou province, undertaken by Cultural Department of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University and Guizhou Ecological Civilization Research Association. The forum's theme is“Big Action of Culture toward Ecological Civilization of The New Era”.

Luo Shugang, Minister of Culture, attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech. Executive vice-president of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Qi Mingqiu, country director of Representative Office in China of United Nations Development Porgram Agi Veres , chairwoman of the global culture network Mehri Madarshahi, member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the head of Institute of Ethnic Literature Chao Gejin, vice-president of Environmental Law Committee of World Conservation Union Bernhard Willem Boer, the researcher of Institute of Geography Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS Chen Tian, honorary professor of University of Seoul in South Korea Chun Kyung Soo, professor of Communication University of China Bu Xiting and chief of Cultural Department of Guizhou Province Xu Jing all delivered their speeches.

Member of standing committee of Guizhou provincial party and Propaganda Minister of Guizhou province Zhang Guangzhi delivered a welcome speech. The vice-governor of the people's Government of Guizhou province He Li hosted the forum. Assistant and office director of the Minister of Culture and Chief of External Relations Bureau Yu Qun, the vice-director of State Adminisration of Cultural Heritage Bureau Gu Yucai, the director of Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture People's Republic of China Xie Jinying attended the forum. Over 160 people took part in the forum, and they are from the Ministry of Culture of China, China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, Communication University of China, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, England general consulate in Chongqing; Central and Eastern Europe artist group, representatives of Guizhou provincial culture and art circles and media representatives.

Here we particularly collated and published some guests' speeches for readers.