建设社会主义和谐社会,离不开慈善事业的发展。改革开放以来,我国的慈善事业有了长足的发展,但是同社会的需要和国外相比,还有较大的差距。据统计,2004年底,700多家中国慈善机构获得总额约50亿人民币,仅相当于中国2004年GDP的0.05%,而同期美国为2.17%,英国为0.88%,加拿大为0.77 Building a socialist harmonious society can not be separated from the development of philanthropy. Since the reform and opening up, China’s philanthropy has made great strides, but there is still a big gap between its needs and those of other countries. According to statistics, by the end of 2004, more than 700 Chinese charities received a total amount of about 5 billion yuan, equivalent to only 0.05% of China’s GDP in 2004, compared with 2.17% in the United States, 0.88% in the United Kingdom and 0.77 in Canada