The brushwork and imagination of the combination of reality and reality show the literati's ability to grasp abstract interests in Wei and Jin Dynasties. As the continuation and development of the aesthetic thought in Wei and Jin Dynasties, due to the economic prosperity, social stability and developed culture, the aesthetic thought in Tang Dynasty produced two schools: Confucianism and Taoism.
Confucian school contains two main factors: ambition and gentleness in Taoism. Taoist aesthetics focuses on the creation of artistic conception theory and the aesthetic standard of "meaning is beyond taste" As mentioned above, the beauty of artistic conception in A Moonlit Night on a Spring River accords with the aesthetic thought of Tang Dynasty and the aesthetic composition and characteristics of artistic conception at that time.
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The reason why China's classical aesthetics has lasted for thousands of years is that it insists on exploring the root, essence and significance of aesthetic phenomena from the perspective of the unity of man and nature, that is, the overall harmonious relationship between man and nature, individual and society. The pre-Qin period was the time when China's ancient thoughts formed and laid the foundation. The theories of Confucianism, Taoism and other schools continue to develop, and aesthetic activities and artistic activities are also being updated.
The aesthetics of Han dynasty enriched and developed the aesthetics of pre-Qin dynasty on some important issues, which made the aesthetics of Han dynasty develop a temperament and boldness similar to that of the outside world. Wei-Jin period was the development period of China's aesthetics, which formed a new atmosphere and tension. The formal beauty contained in China's characters can be brought into full play, and the appearance of landscape painting has made great contributions to China people's ability to grasp abstract interests.
It is not difficult to understand why the scenery described in A Moonlit Night on a Spring River is so vivid and ethereal, and it is not difficult to understand the reasons for its literary talent. Aesthetics in Tang Dynasty is the development of aesthetics in Wei and Jin Dynasties and the prosperous period of feudal society in China.
The vast territory, unified situation and chastity of the ruling class in this period cultivated a cultural character of inclusiveness, poetic wisdom and sensitive poetic feelings, and also a kind of freedom of thought.
The Song Dynasty mainly developed citizen aesthetics and paid attention to the behavior expression of daily life, which was the further development of aesthetics in the Tang Dynasty. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, capitalism sprouted, and the feudal ethics began to expose its hypocrisy and irrationality, so aesthetics also formed a romantic thought with modern personality liberation.