The Yangtze River implies complicate significances in the historical development of the Chinese nation,embodying both the general characteristics of great river civilization and unique indigenous cultural connotations.The article takes a unique approach by examining Yangtze River culture from an aesthetic perspective,drawing on traditional culture and contemporary theory.It views the Yangtze river as a cultural prototype(or archetype)and creatively explores its aesthetic features as the"Mother River",delving into the complex cultural implications of this metaphor.The author first discusses the nurturing and generative significance of the Yangtze river from nature to culture,followed by its role in the construction of Chinese national homeland.Additionally,it ex-plores the unparalleled intellectual characteristics embedded in the Yangtze river,and finally,it highlights how the river shapes and integrates the Chinese people as a national community through its geographical and cultural connectivity.
Yangtze River CultureaestheticsarchetypeMother RiverChinese National Community
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