Making Natural Music Myself:An Analysis of the Aesthetic Meaning of"Xiaoge"in the Wei Jin Dynasties
As an important way for Wei and Jin literati to express their personal emotions,Xiao Ge(啸歌)embodies the ar-tistic creation and aesthetic process of human's natural instincts and their emotional connection with nature.From the perspec-tive of the relationship between human and nature,Xiao Ge either embodies the spiritual pursuit of the Wei Jin Dynasties lite-rati's advocacy of the natural harmony of nature and the integration of all things in the form of imagery in their lives,showing the intimate relationship between human and nature,and presenting the aesthetic implication of the beauty of life without words.From the metaphysical level of cosmology,Xiao Ge reflects the transformation process from the"virtue of creating life"to the"beauty of creating life"through its embodiment of the beauty of"Equilibrium and Harmony"(中和)and its inherent aesthetic connotations such as"qi"(气)and"change"(变).The"beauty of creating life"embodied in Xiao Ge during this period is manifested in contemporary life,reflecting the aesthetic purpose of seeking spiritual liberation through personal music expression by the literati at that time.This makes Xiao Ge have a spiritual connotation of contributing to life and sympathizing with all things,and presents multiple meanings that are both experiential and transcendent from the bottom up.
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