The emergence of contemporary body aesthetics undoubtedly provides an extremely important opportunity for the in-depth interpretation of the beauty of Chinese martial arts.This is because,with the shared nature of physical and mental unity,both lead to the beauty of internal and external manifestation,the beauty of life that can be integrated,and the sacred beauty that embodies both the form and beyond the form.Realizing this not only has brought to light the profound mechanism of the beauty of Chinese martial arts for the first time,but also enabled Chinese martial arts to stand firm in the true hinterland of Chinese culture,where the combina-tion of aesthetics and Taoism exists.This also means that,as Yan Yuan,who supported martial arts with Confucianism three hundred years ago,said,the revival of Chinese culture should first start with the revival of Chinese martial arts,rather than just reciting books,reading scriptures,and engaging in heart to heart talks,as later Confucians claimed.
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