The ideological origins and aesthetic construction of yijing (artistic conception)

Abstract

The ideological origin of yijing (artistic conception), an important concept in China’s classical aesthetic category, has an inseparable relationship with the influence of traditional philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism. This kind of influence can be seen from both the creation of the concept of yijing (意境) and the artistic characteristics and aesthetic modes yijing reveals. However, from the perspective and achievements of the structural research, the structure of yijing containing aesthetic levels of wu (物), xiang (象), jing (境), guan (观) is similar to that in the artistic practice and aesthetic experience of other ethnics. It indicates that yijing can be considered as an aesthetic category with the universal commensuration of the ancient times, the modern era, Chinese and foreign cultures, to obtain modern transformation and integration that the general tool possesses.