Review of Two Monographs on China Forestry History by LING Fu-yuan

History of Forestry Policy in Ancient China and Silvicultural Movements in China: Past, Present and Future are the two books on the history of ancient China’s forestry policy and silviculture by LING Fu-yuan. These two monographs are considered as the first works and important historical literatures on China’s forestry policy and silvicultural history. History of Forestry Policy in Ancient China was published for the first time in 1932 in Volumes 11 and 12 of the periodical Equality, and later included in LING Fuyuan’ s Theses. It consists of 10 chapters, systematically discussing the forestry policy development from ancient China to the Qing Dynasty. Silvicultural Movements in China: Past, Present and Future was first released in 1945 by North China Afforestation Association, and then published in Cultural Yearbook (No. 2 in 1945). Consisting of six chapters, it recorded the afforestation activities in North China during the Japanese invasion, and is of important value for studying this period.