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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 170-179.

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The Landscape Sentiments as the Chinese Symbol and Expression of an Ecological Art

Yin Guoming
  

  1. Chinese Department, East China Normal University
  • Online:2015-05-25 Published:2015-07-10
  • About author:Yin Guomin, is a professor in Chinese Department, East China Normal University, with research focuses on literary and art studies and contemporary literature.

Abstract: In Chinese literature and arts, the sentimens in "shanshui" (mountains and waters, landscape) not only embody an aesthetic pursuit but also form a traditional cultural symbol. The sentiments display the artists’ consciousness of life and manifest the ecological connotation of "man in nature." The preposition of the landscape sentiments as a theoretical categorization may be helpful for the discovery of the universal value and new meaning of Chinese litearay theory in the context of comparative and cross-cultural studies.

Key words: ecological aesthetics, the landscape sentiments, Chinese literary theory, Tang Zhiqi