The founder of modern Chinese aesthetics is Zhu Guangqian.
Zhu Guangqian, pen name Meng Shi, was born in Tongcheng County, Anhui Province. One of the pioneers and founders of modern aesthetics in my country. He has learned both Chinese and Western knowledge, and is knowledgeable about the past and present. Aesthetics became an independent science in modern times. Wang Guowei, Cai Yuanpei, Zhou Yang and others have made outstanding contributions to the development of modern aesthetics in my country. But until the 1930s, aesthetics had not yet become an independent discipline. At this time, Zhu Guangqian's monographs such as "Literary Psychology", "On Beauty", and "Poetic Theory" were of pioneering significance.
Zhu Guangqian is also one of the pioneers of modern comparative aesthetics and comparative literature in my country. "On Poetry" is a model work of comparative aesthetics in my country. It uses Western poetic theory to explain Chinese classical poetry, and uses Chinese poetic theory to confirm famous Western poetic theories. It draws parallels by analogy, is free and easy, and is beautiful.
A brief introduction to the history of the development of modern Chinese aesthetics
Chinese modern aesthetics refers to the aesthetics from around the May 4th Movement to the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is characterized by a comprehensive summary of ancient and modern Chinese aesthetic thoughts, the introduction of foreign aesthetics gradually became more systematic and scientific, and the emergence of China's unique aesthetic schools; philosophers and literary theorists began to study the principles and historical evolution of Chinese classical aesthetics. The research established the basic line of contemporary aesthetic research; Marxist aesthetics began to spread in China, combined with China's national conditions, and produced Chinese literary theorists and aesthetic thinkers.
Ancient Chinese aesthetic thought has a long tradition and rich heritage, but systematic aesthetic theory in the modern sense was introduced into China from the late 19th century to the early 20th century by Huang Ren, Liang Qichao, Wang Guowei and others. .