| As a classic book of traditional Chinese medicine,the Huangdi Neijing takes the body as its starting point,reflecting not only the achievements of the ancient Chinese in medicine,but also incorporating a wide range of ancient Chinese philosophical and aesthetic ideas.The aesthetic value of this book,which regards the human being as a whole,lies in its combination of the body and ecology,presenting the ecological beauty of the body in a holistic view,which is reflected in the following three aspects.Firstly,the relationship between the body and the nature.In the external world,we influenced by the nature of heaven and earth,and the five elements of yin and yang.While,on the inside,yin and yang work together to maintain the normal operation of the body in the process of opposition and transformation.So,there is a common connotation between the growth and death,which is born for harmony.Secondly,the connection between the internal workings of the body and the activities of the life.Physiologically the human body is centered on the internal viscera,and the meridians,qi and blood work in an orderly way under the law of the five elements of yin and yang,while the internal changes of the viscera are manifested externally.The beauty of holistic thinking and neutrality embeds in the meridian system.Thirdly,the human body and the inner mind are a whole.From the two kinds of body cognitive structure in this book,the human body is based on the "essence" and presents a dynamic vein from outside to inside and vice versa.The human body takes the meridians and collateral as the line,and the dynamic and orderly movement of qi between them makes people form the spirit.From the perspective of these two body cognitive configurations,the body and mind are homologous.Therefore,health care should not only stay on the physical body,but also pay more attention to the important role of mind,maintaining the "harmony" of the human mind.The Huangdi Neijing between the "Body" of the form and the "Body" of the perception of the outside world in the novel reflects the compatibility of the "Body",the "Heart" and the "Life" of the human being.It presents the ecological beauty of the body in a holistic view,demonstrating the ancient concern for life and heaven and earth.It is for this reason that the Huangdi Neijing has become an indispensable aesthetic book in the study of aesthetics today. |
