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Abstract

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Modern industrial civilization's mass destruction on agriculture has resulted in very serious consequences. A new kind of postmodern ecological civilization calls for sustainable agriculture with harmonious coexistence between mankind and nature. The concept of sustainable agriculture is for China to overcome drawbacks of modern agriculture, to use a new line of thought to develop the western region, in regard to the construction of socialism's ecological civilization, possesses a positive and constructive significance. This article aims to explore the connotations of sustainable agriculture and its prospective application in China.