The Journey of Beauty

Author: Li Zehou
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: Li Zehou's The Journey of Beauty is a must-read for those studying aesthetics and art. From ancient totem to Ming and Qing Dynasty novels, it provides a macroscopic bird's-eye view of Chinese art and literature over thousands of years, offering a comprehensive description and aesthetic grasp. First published in 1981, this book has been reprinted multiple times, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. It has been translated into various languages, including English, German, Japanese, and Korean. This edition includes over 200 exquisite color illustrations, combining reading and appreciation, making it easier for readers to collect. The Journey of Beauty takes a macroscopic bird's-eye view of Chinese art and literature over thousands of years, offering a comprehensive description and aesthetic grasp. It introduces important concepts such as the "Dragon and Phoenix Dance" of primitive and ancient art, the "fierce beauty" of Shang and Zhou bronze ware art, the rationality of pre-Qin culture with "Confucianism and Taoism complementing each other," the "romanticism" of Chu Ci, Han Fu, and Han Dynasty stone reliefs, the "awakening of humanity" in the Wei and Jin aesthetic style, the Buddhist sculptures and landscape paintings of the Six Dynasties, Tang, and Song dynasties, as well as the three aesthetic categories of poetry, ci, and qu, and the evolution of novels and opera from romance to melancholy to realism during the Ming and Qing dynasties. These concepts are often ahead of their time. First published in 1981, this book has been reprinted multiple times, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. It has been translated into various languages, including English, German, Japanese, and Korean. This edition includes over 200 exquisite color illustrations, combining reading and appreciation, making it easier for readers to collect.