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A Review of China' s Environmental
Aesthetics in the Past Decade

  

  • Online:2011-05-15 Published:2011-05-15

Abstract:

 China' s environmental aesthetics initiated in the nineties of the 20 century. Up to the beginning of the new century, it took shape, presenting a good condition of development. In the past decade, the research of the Chinese scholar for the environmental aesthetics has achieved a remarkable result. This is mainly, taken as a whole, reflected in the three aspects: firstly, the theoretical study of the environmental aesthetics establishes a theoretical foundation for the subject itself and the harmonious relationship between human beings and natural environments; secondly, while the practical study of the environmental aesthetics, by virtue of its criticism, promotes the theoretical development of the environmental aesthetics, it makes the theory of the environmental aesthetics utilized in the practice; thirdly, the study of the relationship between the environmental aesthetics and other subjects gives to the environmental aesthetics a theoretical startingpoint, thus making it producing vitality. The three aspects mentioned above give a summary of the research for the environmental aesthetics in the past decade, from which, also we can go further to have an analysis and forecast of the future study of the environmental aesthetics.

Key words: Review, Chinas EnvironmentalAesthetics, In the Past Decade