June 5 is the world day for environment. PAN Yue, Chinese Deputy Administrator of State Environmental Protection said recently that China gave the day a theme ?°everyone participates to build a green homeland?±, in a move to mobilize everybody in the society to build homeland into an ecologically friendly province, an environmental protection role model, an ecologically friendly industrial park, or a green community. The effort will create a green homeland harping harmonious tunes between men and environment.

PAN told reporters that in recent years China has vigorously advocated for environmental protection, and built up demonstration role models, in an attempt to establish a cyclic economy system that suits China?¯s own situation. Coming out from the efforts are a number of cyclic economy role models in different types, with different scales, and at different levels. There are now 8 ecological reconstruction provinces, 5 cyclic economy demonstration provinces or cities, and 14 ecologically friendly industrial sectors. In addition, 44 cities have been honored at the national level as environmental protection role models, with 166 ecologically friendly demonstration zones, and 79 townships with beautiful environment. Other campaigns, including green communities, green schools, and national environment friendly enterprises, have also achieved progresses. Activities to build a green homeland, and to advocate for ecological civilization and cyclic economy, provide support for establishing a resource efficient and environment friendly society, and for establishing a long term environmental protection modality.