• DocumentCode
    693951
  • Title

    A Confucian Perspective View on Aesthetics of Architecture - as an Example of the Mous´ Manor, Shandong

  • Author

    Xuejun Lin ; Guiwen Li ; Jie Chen

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Archit., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    14-16 Nov. 2013
  • Firstpage
    517
  • Lastpage
    519
  • Abstract
    For Chinese nation, Confucianism is rich in unique aesthetics of architecture, whose collective unconscious aesthetic tradition has nourished the traditional architecture in the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. The Mous´ Manor was lucubrated where Confucian aesthetics of architecture was investigated and whose Confucian doctrine of temperament was revealed as subduing one´s self and returning to propriety, selecting a residence in a benevolent neighbourhood, blending the accomplishments and solid qualities organically in one, which led to the beautiful-and-good architectural groups.
  • Keywords
    architecture; buildings (structures); Chinese nation; Confucian aesthetics; Confucian doctrine; Confucian perspective view; Confucianism; Mous manor; aesthetic tradition; architecture; beautiful-and-good architectural groups; benevolent neighbourhood; temperament; Architecture; Buildings; Business; Cultural differences; Economics; Education; Solids; Confucian; aesthetics of architecture; national;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering (BIFE), 2013 Sixth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Hangzhou
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-4778-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BIFE.2013.108
  • Filename
    6961190