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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering (BIFE), 2013 Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4778-2
DOI :
10.1109/BIFE.2013.108