Abstract:

The theory of “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets” (abbreviated as the “Two Mountains Theory”) is an important theory put forward by Xi Jinping, then Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province, during his in-depth grassroots research while working in Zhejiang in 2005. By deeply summarizing the historical origin and theoretical connotation of the “Two Mountains Theory”, systematically analyzing the great achievements of Zhejiang Province in practicing the “Two Mountains Theory” in the past 20 years, such as implementing the “Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation Project”, developing “green agriculture”, creating “Beautiful Zhejiang”, promoting “rural operation”, and building “ecological civilization”, this study puts forward innovative paths for practicing the “Two Mountains Theory” in the new era, namely “creating lucid waters and lush mountains, protecting lucid waters and lush mountains, managing lucid waters and lush mountains, integrating lucid waters and lush mountains, revitalizing lucid waters and lush mountains, and sharing lucid waters and lush mountains”, as well as countermeasures and suggestions for deepening the reform of the system and mechanism.

Key words: “Two Mountains Theory”, Zhejiang, 20-year experience, green development, ecological civilization