The Aesthetic Style And Aesthetic Value Of Naxi Dongba

Naxi Dongba Words is a minority ancient characters used by Dongba-- the flamen of the Naxi Dongba Religion which locates in southwest China. The words is called "the only live hieroglyphs in the world" by Japanese scholar-- Nishida Tatsuo. When the hieroglyphs which founded all over the world only can be understood by the scholars’translation, the Naxi Dongba Words can be read because the heritage of the Dongba.In the article, the writer tries to combine the Dongba Words artistic style, humanistic connotation with the China aesthetic theory in order to explain the Naxi Dongba Words aesthetic expression and aesthetic value. The article aims at pursuing the common characteristics and similarities between the minority aesthetics and the Han nationality aesthetics. The writer also wants to guide the construction of Chinese nation multiple integrity aesthetics system. In order to achieve the aims, the writer bases on China ancient aesthetics and ancestors’ research, through analyzing Dongba Words aesthetic expression and the aesthetic perception and cultural deposits which are behind the Dongba Words aesthetic expression.The first chapter:This chapter is basis for the article. At first the writer introduces the whole condition of the Naxi Dongba Words. Then discourses the issue from research situation, value,research ideas and methods. In research situation, the writer classifies the current outcomes and gains the value of this issue. At last, the writer discourses the geographical conditions and humanistic conditions which produced the Dongba Words.The second chapter:The writer discourses the aesthetics style of the Naxi Dongba Words. This part is a core part. The first segment discourses the material elements and immaterial elements which produced the Dongba Words. The second segment discourses the Dongba Words in different categories. The writer discourses the Dongba Words aesthetic style, aesthetic idea and humanistic value by Dongba hieroglyphs which are referred in this segment. The aesthetic characteristics of Dongba Words shows in "body involved in the characters". The characteristics also shows in beautiful lines, body dynamics, real detail and poetic pursuits. "Body involved in the characters" is because the ancestors of Naxi invented Dongba Words by observing nature. About the beauty of the lines and body dynamics, the writer discourses from life rhymes which is explained by aesthetics form. On one hand, the Dongba Words emphasis on imitation and realistic. On the other hand, they also pursue artistic conception. They combine shape and spirit, real and poetic pursuit successfully.The third chapter:The writer discourses aesthetic ideas and humanistic values of Dongba Words. The aesthetic style of Dongba Words shows the aesthetic ideas and humanistic values in Naxi culture. It shows in three aspects:The writing system conveys the word view of "harmony between man and nature", and shows in "heart of the forest and spring" and "nature’s wonderful" specifically; Dongba Words shows the creation idea-- "the harmony of art and Tao" of Naxi ancestors; The Dongba Words as "living hieroglyphic" is of humanistic values.The forth chapter:The first segment mainly discourses the same concepts of philosophy between Naxi Dongba Words and China aesthetics. It gains a conclusion that this two concepts are mainly same and compatible by verifying and contrasting documents. This segment is a theory basis for the following discussion. The second segment discourses the possibility and reasonableness of explaining the Dongba Words by China ancient calligraphy aesthetics. The China ancient calligraphy aesthetics and Dongba Words are both the results of lines moving and in the moving they both shows the Neo Confucianism-the essence and the life of the nature, which is known as the "Tao". The third segment guides how to bring the minority aesthetics including Dongba Words into Chinese aesthetics.Conclusion:The writer discourses the effects and values of this issue under the current situation of the study on Dongba Words. And meanwhile the writer also recollects the current Dongba heat in Lijiang and the development of minority nationality aesthetics.