Traditional Chinese aesthetics lacks a true reflection due to the natural thinking mode of which the dominant aesthetic attitude is a "concord between Tian (nature ) and Ren(human being) ." The beauty of a thing then is essentially at its correspondence with Tian or Tao , namely, the original nature. The subjectivity of beauty is lost in such a tradition reasonably, . However, after Sui and Tang dynasties, the Buddhist mind philosophy introduces a true spiritual reflection into Chinese culture which bring...
