"Wei-Dao",as a category of daily life,connects the dual dimensions of survival and aesthetics,carrying the Chinese philosophy of life and aesthetic ideals.Compared with Western visual centrism and metaphysical traditions,the Chinese people's emphasis on taste shows a unique attitude towards life.There is an"image"between"Wei"and"Dao",which reflects the Chinese people's understanding of the world,understanding of"Dao"and"Li",and then experiencing different paths of life and all things.The editorial department of"Exploration and Free Views",in collaboration with"Southeast Academic Research"and Quanzhou Normal University,held an academic seminar on"Wei and Dao:Daily Life and Chinese Philosophy of Life".This seminar is also the third in the"Return to Daily Life,Return to Common Sense"series of discussions planned by the editorial department since 2023.Professor Li Hongyan pointed out that"Wei-Dao"has the connotation of"form and center"in the ontological sense,playing the role of"image"in the manifestation process of"Dao",and in the epistemological sense,it is an extension and proof of vision.Researcher Rong Yueming pointed out that there are complex relationships of multiple opposites among various knowledge systems,so the connotation and knowledge of taste need to be integrated,balanced,and up-to-date.Professor Peng Zhaorong,has distilled China's unique taste ethnography into five major features,from an anthropological perspective.Professor Gong Huanan believes that Chinese thought,with taste as its core,is adept at digestion and should take on the responsibility of digesting and reshaping the current world of daily life.Professor Wang Benchao pointed out that traditional poetry and prose have experienced a split between meaning and interest in modern China.While their meaning has been criticized by new literature and culture,their interest has been preserved,carrying the daily experiences,feelings,and memories of intellectuals.Professor Wang Caiyong pointed out that Chinese aesthetic theory did not move towards the other side of things(thinking or metaphysics)in the transcendence of things,but rather abandoned the constraints from things in the perception of things themselves,forming a unique aesthetic civilization in China.Professor Fang Xiaoyi pointed out that dietary writing and dietary practice together constitute the"Wei-Dao"of the living world of the Song Dynasty,and make this"taste"reach the peak of Chinese dietary history.Zheng Shanshan believes that standardized production and visual expression constitute the two main ways of taste modernization.While reflecting on taste and modernization,it is necessary to strengthen the emotional connection between humans and nature,as well as with the place,to make the taste of daily life more rich and meaningful.