From Primitive “Imagery” (Yi-Xiang) to the Humanistic Concepts of “Inspiring Imagery” (Xing-Xiang) and “Entrusting One’s Thoughts and Feelings to Imagery”(Ji-Xiang): The Depiction of Plants in Chinese Literary History
作者机构：School of HistoryShandong UniversityJinan 250100China
出 版 物：《Frontiers of Literary Studies in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities》 (中国高等学校学术文摘·文学研究（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2024年第18卷第3期
页 面：268-291页
学科分类：0501[文学-中国语言文学] 05[文学]
主 题：imagery yi-xiang inspiring imagery xing-xiang entrusting one’s thoughts and feelings to imagery ji-xiang
摘 要：In Western civilization,as exemplified by ancient Greece,the primitive imagery of plants ceased to appear in daily ***,in China,the primitive imagery of plants that originated and flourished in primitive times never ceased to prevail even after entering the civilized *** with rationality,it gave rise to the humanistic concepts of“inspiring imagery(xing-xiang)and“entrusting one’s thoughts and feelings to imagery(ji-xiang),as represented by the depiction of plants in works like The Book of Odes and Odes of *** was due to China’s unique civilization origin and early civilization development *** to the concepts of“inspiring imageryand“entrusting one’s thoughts and feelings to imagerythat emerged in the civilized and rational era,individual emotions and independent personalities can inspire or be entrusted to imagery,while imagery represents the racial collective consciousness rooted in the long-standing tradition and imbued with religious,ethical,and political connotations in the context of kinship-based *** typical artistic expressions formed during China’s Axial Age,“inspiring imageryand“entrusting one’s thoughts and feelings to imageryrelated to the depiction of plants have significantly contributed to shaping China’s distinctive aesthetic preferences,nourishing literary and artistic creations spanning over two millennia since the Qin and Han dynasties,and forging the cultural and psychological structures of the Chinese nation.
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