Taoist Supernatural Thoughts And The Aesthetic Appreciation Of Nature In The Wei, Jin, And Nan-Bei Dynasties

Taoism is born in China and its core idea is supernatural thoughts. The worship of gods is the traditional belief of Chinese for thousands of years. Supernatural thoughts reflect Chinese traditional culture spirit and represent the ancients in pursuit of eternal life and freedom. Supernatural thoughts of Taoism made a significant impact on Wei, Jin & Southern and Northern Dynasties people's aesthetic orientation and life ideal. Natural materials get the brilliance of god in immortal practicing period. Getting far away of common life and enjoying in natural scenery is to be regarded as immortals' ideal life.Nature became an independent aesthetic object going to people's vision in Wei, Jin & Southern and Northern Dynasties.First, Taoist supernatural thoughts have been in harmony with the culture spirit of Wei, Jin & Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is said that the three tours of scholars in this period, Nan Pi Tour, Jin Gu Tour and Lan Ting Tour are three natural aesthetic peaks in this area. It has represented the changes of scholars' attitude and the idea society they have pursuit. On the other hand, Taoism practice way has to be related with the connotation of natural aesthetic. Taoism believes that practice in mountain and forest can be far away of dirty and get peace. Practicer practicing in the peaceful forest and exploring of nature made nature show it aesthetic value in Taoism. Keep thinking in Taoism could make religion practice and aesthetic experience achieve the same point. Through the imagination in thinking, Practicer can connect with god and achieve the paradise. Aesthetic cannot be separate with imagination. Conceive in artistic creation is also a kind of imagination which comes from people's inner world touched by outside. Originator's aspiration sprout and imagination opened in nature aesthetic.While in literature create, nature description in geographical works is always full of deity and imagination. Nature is full of supernatural materials, myths, immortals and fairyland. You Xian shi, the unique form of poetry appearing in this period reflects scholars' keen to natural aesthetic. San Cao's poems show the imagination of fairyland, Ruan Ji and Ji Kang's poems represent the combination of reality and imagination, while Guo Pu's poems create a topic of "Xian Yin". People use this form to express the pursuit of eternal life and freedom and it is a syncretic production of religion and art.