The History of China's Straw Burning Ban Policy: From Traditional Farming to Modern Environmental Governance

The history of China’s straw burning ban policy is, in effect, a microcosm of the country’s agricultural modernization, rural energy transition, environmental governance, and the evolution of grassroots administrative practice. The most important historical conclusion is this: large-scale straw burning was not a problem that existed in China throughout history, nor did the prohibition begin only in recent years. The modern straw burning ban system was gradually established in the 1990s, took the form of a nationwide management regulation in 1999, was visibly strengthened around 2008, and was further incorporated into the air pollution prevention and control system after 2013. ...

October 17, 2026 · 26 min

One Fire, Three Decades: Why Did China's Straw Burning Ban Move from Targeted Control to Comprehensive Prohibition? (Part 2)

The 2008 Olympics guarantee was an important precedent for comprehensive bans. Jiangsu had already set a province-wide ban target in 2009. After 2013, satellite fire-point data, performance assessment, and fiscal subsidies together changed how the policy was implemented.

October 17, 2026 · 18 min

Why OpenList Quark WebDAV Uploads Use Excessive Memory: Causes and Optimization When using rclone to upload local files to Quark Cloud Drive through OpenList’s WebDAV interface, OpenList’s memory usage may increase significantly, even triggering a container OOM. Investigation found that the key factors are the full-file cache used before uploads by the Quark driver and the file page cache included in container statistics. This analysis focuses on OpenList v4.2.7, the standard Quark driver, Docker, and cgroup v2. The implementation should be rechecked for other drivers and versions. ...

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