Research Article

Analysis on the Influence of Western Ecological Aesthetics on Environmental Design of China’s “Beautiful Countryside”

Table 1

The ideological forms of contemporary neo-ruralism in China.

FormPositionIdeologicalCharacteristics

Nationalist new ruralismDominant ideologyBack to the country’s stanceTransform the countryside, promote the modernization of the country
Developmental neo-ruralismTransition from developmentalismFrom advocating industrialization, urbanization, and labor transfer of the country to accepting ruralismModernize
Populist new ruralismAn important force to promote the new ruralism trendAdvocate for the necessity of the existence of the smallholder economy and the social and cultural value of the villagePromoting rural development and returning to the rural standpoint
Postmodern neo-ruralismThe main driving force of the rural construction movementCriticize industrialization, urban environmental pollution, depoliticized and romanticActively build “beautiful countryside”