The Co-evolution of Culture and Species——A Discussion Based on the Traditional Technology System of Artificial Camellia Forests
Ecological anthropology believes that there is a co-evolution relationship between human and natural objects,between culture and natural ecology,and between culture and species.Through labor,human eliminates intraspecific competition and interspecific competition that nature itself cannot eliminate,creating an artificial environment more conducive to the growth of specific species.In this process,culture and environment interact and co-evolve,and finally form a"cultural ecological community".Agriculture is the most direct carrier of mutual shaping between man and nature,culture and species.In a certain sense,agricultural cultural heritage is the product of co-evolution between human and natural ecosystem,culture and specific species.The technological system of agricultural cultural heritage is not only the product of co-evolution between culture and specific species,but also the most prominent and important medium in the process of co-evolution.The traditional technology system of artificial camellia forest includes the selection technology of non-planting and bionic colonization,the management and protection technology of precise pruning and repeated regulation,as well as utilization techniques based on composite management and usage-driven governance.As a typical"cultural ecological community"formed by the co-evolution of culture and specific species,it embodies the traditional survival wisdom of people to cope with specific ecological environment and the use of ecological resources,which still holds significant reference value for contemporary ecological civilization construction.
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