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The Contemporary Vision of Chinese Aesthetic Transformation

ZHOU Jiwen   

  1. Institute of Literature, History and Philosophy, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-11-15 Published:2007-11-15

Abstract:

Transformation has once been one of the hottest topics in Chinese aesthetics; taking the now opportunity of constructing a harmonious culture, it clears the developing core of contemporariness. There are two levels as to the interpretation of the aesthetic contemporary development: one is the level of the contemporary culture in which the probe into the aesthetic culture is the most highlighted, and the other is that of the history development, which proposes the building and rebuilding of contemporary aesthetic ideals and value systems.

Key words: transformation, contemporariness, aesthetic culture
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Chinese aesthetics

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