Although since the birth of Western environmental sociology in the 1970s, three mainstream paradigms have been formed, including the new ecological paradigm, political economy paradigm, and constructivist paradigm  From various perspectives, they can effectively explain Western environmental problems to a certain extent   but for China, due to the profound differences in social, political, and cultural backgrounds, it may be unacceptable
The similarity of environmental issues between China and the West can weaken the impact of the differences in experience between the two on the interpretation of the subject
 The particularity and complexity of China's experience determine the huge challenges and difficulties faced in interpreting China's problems