Chinesische Ästhetik im 20. Jahrhundert

China underwent tremendous changes in the 20th century, from the empire to the economic boom around 2000. These are reflected in many different ways in the aesthetics. The book follows the main currents and examines the relationship between tradition and Western-influenced modernity. What is meant by Chinese aesthetics eludes the quick grasp of Western terminology. Is it a science of sensory cognition, a theory of the liberal arts or, more generally, a theory of art and/or beauty? What seems to be most interesting about it is what cannot be smoothly integrated into a discourse framework such as that of Western aesthetics.