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
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