The Semantics of"Xiang"and"Xiang Wang"in the"San Xuan"
During the Wei and Jin dynasties,Lao,Zhuang,and Zhouyi were first referred to as the"San xuan".As early.philosophical classics in China,"San xuan"served as an important textual basis for tracing the se-mantics of"Xiang"and"Xiang wang".The semantics and evolutionary paths of"Xiang"and"Xiangwang"are contained in the context in which the concepts occur and presented in their relationship with related concepts.In general,the semantics of"Xiang"are generated in the philosophy of transformation from top to bottom,where the Tao gives birth to all things."Emerging is called an'Xiang'"refers to the intermedi-ate state of things from intangible to tangible.The semantics of"xiang wang"are generated in a bottom-up cognitive process and are essentially an aesthetic method that manifests through objectification and super-imagery.The concept of"Xiang"originates from the metaphysical imagination of"Tao",while"Xiang wang"represents an aesthetic transcendence of the world beyond form.The concrete means of reconstruct-ing humanistic space through ritual and music education is to fully express the meaning of the image.These three dimensions together constitute a complete symbolic time and space,and form a multi-layered semantic structure of"Xiang"as a philosophical,artistic,aesthetic concept,and even a way of thinking.Tracing the semantics and evolutionary paths of"Xiang"and"Xiang wang"can provide theoretical refer-ences for contemporary image criticism and demonstrate the profound influence of concepts on the unique-ness of Chinese aesthetics.