With the rapid development of China's economy, China has become the second largest economy in the world, and people's living standards have been greatly improved. However, the traditional economic development is often at the cost of resource consumption and ecological destruction, and the construction of ecological civilization is imminent. The construction of ecological civilization is directly related to the further improvement of people's quality of life, and it is also an important guarantee for the sustainable development of national economy. The construction of ecological civilization is an important part of realizing the Chinese dream and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This paper expounds the necessity of the construction of ecological civilization, analyzes the problems in the construction of ecological civilization in China, and explores the path of the construction of ecological civilization in China.