Pattern of the Auspicious Series · Auspicious Bird

Author: Zheng Yinye
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The auspicious bird, as a cultural form, has its unique specific image in countries around the world. In China's long history of thousands of years, it has also formed a unique aesthetic image and inherent meaning, prominently reflecting the social psychological characteristics and social concepts of traditional Chinese culture. Currently, with the deepening of reform and opening-up, China's social, political, economic, cultural, and ideological concepts have undergone unprecedented and tremendous changes. However, the auspicious bird, with both material and conceptual dual attributes, still maintains its eternal aesthetic charm, forming a unique national cultural aesthetic appeal. This unique national culture lies first in the social psychological functions of the auspicious bird. From the perspective of historical development, it can be summarized into three main aspects: warding off evil and driving away misfortune, and praying for and celebrating. Through the aesthetic development of the auspicious bird, its essential characteristic of aesthetic meaning lies in "symbolism." The aesthetic significance of the auspicious bird is even more important in today's highly civilized and developed society. It has not diminished due to the advancement of civilization but, on the contrary, the tension and charm of this traditional culture, embodied in the auspicious bird, still hold practical aesthetic value in the diverse lives of modern people. The auspicious bird—embodiment of truth, beauty, and beauty.