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Ecological and Environmental Turns: (Re)mapping China's Sociocultural Landscape through Ecocinema offers an essential new perspective on one of today's most urgent global concerns: the relationship between humans and the environment. As climate change and culture, pandemics, and ecological crises reshape the world, this groundbreaking study explores how ecocinema and environmental film can transform environmental awareness. Bridging ecocriticism, environmental humanities, and film and environment analysis, this timely book examines fourteen influential films-including blockbusters, independent documentaries, and animations-that challenge anthropocentric worldviews and reveal the deep interconnections between human and nonhuman life. Through insightful analysis of disaster cinema, environmental activism, industrial landscapes, animal representation, and environmental justice, Ecological and Environmental Turns demonstrates how Chinese cinema contributes to global conversations on sustainability, ecological ethics, and cinema and ecology. Featuring 44 black-and-white images, this is a vital resource for scholars of film studies, Chinese studies, and environmental humanities-and an engaging read for anyone concerned with the planet's future.