Indoctrination and Secularity:the Aesthetics of the Pattern of Children at Play in Song Dynasty from the Perspective of Neo-Confucianism
The pattern of children at play is one of the traditional auspicious patterns in China,which is widely applied to the ancient Chinese handicrafts.This paper analyzes the aesthetic and cultural meanings of the pattern of children at play in Song Dynasty from the perspective of Neo-Confucianism,and further explores the social life and aesthetic characteristics of Song Dynasty.The research shows that the expression of this pattern reflects the characteristics of secularization and livelihood.In addition,its artistic characteristics,emotional attachment and cultural connotation are closely related to Neo-Confucianism.
Song Dynastypattern of children at playNeo-Confucianismaesthetics