Abstract
Guo Xi clarified the importance of inner self-cultivation by the creator as an aesthetic subject in Lin Quan Gao Zhi. The revealing of the true nature of objective natural beauty depends on the true preservation and expansion of the subject, and through the creative method of “take it from the mountains and rivers” an aesthetic image with ecological effects is formed. Such imagery can stimulate and restore the vitality of the viewer, thereby playing a valuable role in promoting social development.
Keywords
Self-restraint, the truth of physical nature, ecology