In the Pre-Qin period, the philosophical tradition of "following the way of nature" was established by the Taoist philosophers represented by Laozi and Zhuangzi. According to the position of this natural philosophy of Lao and Zhuang, respecting nature can be understood as three aspects: prohibiting treating nature in an anti-natural way, prohibiting treating the natural life of others in an anti-natural way, and prohibiting treating one's own life in an anti-natural way. The concept of respecting nature in Taoism provides important value guidance for modern people to solve many problems related to human-nature, human-others, and human-self relationships.
Dongfang et al. (Wed,) studied this question.