Reference of agricultural ethics in grassland civilization for protection ecological environment in grassland regions of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

The qinghai-tibetan plateau is an outstanding area in terms of both ecological environment and grassland culture. Due to special geographical location and climatic conditions, human beings are more closely bonded to natural environment on the Plateau. For past hundreds and thousands of years, local nomads have been exploring a unique pathway to get along with grassland environment and resources. Agricultural ethics featured with the qinghai-tibetan plateau culture has been shaped, being woven into the local grassland civilization. In this paper, local agricultural ethics was examined at 4 points of grazing schemes, religion and faith of the nomads, life styles and relevant traditional laws; following features of Agricultural ethics was revealed within co-existence of the local nomads and grassland environment, such as " Not to interfere with farming season”, " Conservation of nature”, " Principle of moderation” , and " Follow the law of nature”. When ecological security becomes increasing important nowadays, well examining and deploying the grassland ethics of the qinghai-tibetan plateau plays critical role for improvement ecological environment in the region, even though the importance of scientific technologies and relevant laws and regulations.