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The Aesthetic Interpretation Of He Xiangu’s Female Immortal Symbols

Posted on:2015-11-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W H YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330431965971Subject:Aesthetics
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HeXiangu is the only female deities of "the eight immortals", occupiesthe main status in the "eight immortals" symbol system, she has the extremely importantaesthetics and aesthetic education significance. The entire formation and their researchprototype of Hexiangu female immortal symbol, is a complex process, because itinvolves Hexiangu considerable number of legends, we don’t know whether this personis really there or not, and compared with other "Eight Immortals" symbol, this is moredifficult to get research.It should be said that the HeXiangu legend story is a kind offolk culture, initially communicated in oral form, finally after account of literati, createand shape and then make HeXiangu culture which is more rich and colorful. Hexianguculture is a part of Chinese folk culture, has a certain aesthetic and cultural significance.It also belongs to Taoism, which part of the religious culture. That is to say, Hexiangulegends themselves are created by the working people is created in the public aestheticactivity, with the traditional aesthetic consciousness in it. In ancient China, affected bysocial and economic development, represented by HeXiangu female gods, the gods oftheir symbolic significance and status of women is constantly changing, the femalecharacter refers to mean also constantly upgrading, extrinsic and intrinsic aestheticmeaning is constantly sublimation, unlike humans from the half man and half beast,looks ugly fairy image to have a graceful demeanor, looks dignified, graceful andvirtuous, beautiful and easy formation of female immortal symbol. Hexiangu is separatefrom a female fairy to integrate into the "Eight Immortals" groups to enrich the "eightimmortals" legends of fairy. As a result, the whole is male fairy "the eight immortals,"turned out to be a female immortal symbol of "the eight immortals" group, become atraditional literary aesthetic creation activities of the basic material and aestheticelements. Thus, the traditional advantages, whether it is from painting, opera, drama and literary creation, etc. is not hard to find, including HeXiangu immortal image andaesthetic elements. It should be said that about the legend of "the eight immortals", hasan extremely strong national color is loved by the Chinese public, and enhance theethnic, folk and traditional Chinese aesthetic interest aesthetic culture. Hexianguintegration makes the gods activity more lively among the gods, no longer based on theentire male cents as the main single, lack of yin and yang harmony, dull activity. We cansay that precisely because of this, the later literary aesthetic creations Hexiangu becamethe indispensable female immortal symbol of "the eight immortals", she became thegraces of the "eight immortals" culture, enrich the image of Lvdongbin and operator ofthe meaning of "the eight immortals" culture as a whole.
Keywords/Search Tags:Hexiangu, Female immortal symbol, Aesthetic, Aesthetic Culture
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