Recently, the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People’s Republic of China (MLR) released the list of 2014 National Excellent Popular Books of Land and Resources. “Future of Human and Earth” Popular Science Book Series and Exploring Geological Wonders of Millions of Years – Inside Fangshan Global Geopark of China, both of which were recommended by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources, were among the list.
“Future of Human and Earth” Popular Science Book Series （4 Volumes）
I. Name of Each Volume
1. Crack the Mystery of Doomsday – Life Track of the Earth
2. The Beauty of Land – Various Landforms
3. Vulnerable Treasure – Secrets of Rock and Minerals
4. Wild Planet – Extremely Powerful Geological Disasters
II. Introduction to Books
Geology is a branch of science telling stories of the earth and helping human know and learn the earth. It has wonderful humanistic elements. Meanwhile, it also plays an important role in dealing with such realistic issues as resource development, environmental protection, disaster prevention and control, etc. As a series of books popularizing knowledge of geology, “Future of Human and Earth” Popular Science Book Series cover every aspect of geology.
These series of books pay attention to the geological knowledge closed related to daily life, combine geological knowledge with the readers’ interest, and guide readers to explore secrete areas deep inside the oceans, trace back to the past of human in ancient times, study lives on the land, seeking the relationship between human and the environment, interpret the secrets of climate changes, and unveil the secrets of the earth with vivid descriptions and beautiful pictures. The books hold geologists’ scientific spirits and conception of environmental protection of cherishing and revering the nature. With various layout designs, the books show the ingenious beauty of humanism in the history of geology, which inspires the readers deeply.
Purpose of the books: To learn the earth, to love the earth, and to protect the earth.
Actually, since the rumor of “2012 Doomsday” is influencing people’s life, especially the youth, the books focus on hot issues about science, and popularize geoscience in the public. They could refute rumors, help the public establish proper and rigorous scientific concepts, and urge the public to learn more scientific knowledge, love the environment and protect the earth. It will promote the public’s, especially young readers’, interests in geoscience.
The books advocate the concept of paying attention to the earth, loving the earth, and protecting the environment which we live by. It will influence teenagers’ life views and world views in the long run. These books will also deliver the such concepts as low-carbon life, Lohas, etc, pass on scientific methods and spirits, broaden readers’ horizons, focus on such realistic issues as resource development, environmental protection, disaster prevention and control, etc., show the humanistic beauty of science, promote teenagers’ scientific literacy, and inspire them to devote themselves into scientific researches in the future.
III. Publication Information
Publishing house: Beijing Publishing House of Beijing Publishing Group
Publication date: May, 2012, Edition 1
ISBN Number: ISBN 978-7-200-09230-1
Exploring Geological Wonders of Millions of Years
I. Book Name
Exploring Geological Wonders of Millions of Years
II. Brief Introduction
This book combines excellent pictures and essays, consists of six sections, including Inside Fangshan Global Geopark of China, Listening to Geological History of Beijing, Unique Karst on the Surface of Northern China, Wonderful and Fantastic Karst Caves, Searching for Witnesses of Life, Touching Human Civilization, and comprise 42 subtitles. Its contents are based on the most typical geological phenomena with the most geological significance in Beijing and its surrounding areas, especially Fangshan Global Geopark of China. It introduces and shows the emergence geological evolution, organic evolution and human civilization in a comprehensive and general way, spreads the thought of geological science, and promotes the concept of protecting geological relics.
Mountains and waters we see today have gone through geological evolutions, and been sculptured by the nature. This book guides readers to explore the secrets of geological evolutions and origins of life, provides them with more knowledge about the nature, and urge them to love the earth we live by, protect geological relics and cherish natural heritages.
III. Publication Information
Publishing house: China Agriculture Press
Publication date: November, 2013
ISBN Number: ISBN978-7-109-18422-0
Scientific and Technological Cooperation Division
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