"Ceremony" Symbolizes The "neutralization" Aesthetic Concept Of The Zhou Dynasty

The ritual and music culture is the culture basis on which the aesthetic concept of "Neutralization" developed.Although etiquette has long been a phenomenon, the rise of the ritual is Zhou Dynasty. The music ceremony is a symbol of "ritual",which carries a lot of profound thinking and culture.The aesthetic concept of "Neutralization" is not abstract and empty, but is displayed in the performance in the music ceremony with aesthetic and symbolic meaning.With holding the ritual music again and again, the common whole nation's aesthetic ideas of "Neutralization" was formed.Therefore, analyzing "Zhong" and "He" from the point of view of the source can know that,the "middle" which indicated specific orientation in the abstract became the symbol of "fair" which the ruler established in order to achieve Neutralization.In this way, "Zhong" and "He" is connected which means that only under the premise of adhering to the "Zhong"the ideal state of the true "He" can be realized.So,in the long-term political practice, the concept of "Neutralization" has a irreplaceable role in the political ideas of the rulers of Zhou Dynasty, and gradually has played a huge role in the Chinese aesthetic conception formation. The process of Zhou Dynasty's ritual ceremony is vivid, intuitive, specification, very workable, link harassment but orderly, and aesthetic idea and value pursuit of the concept of "Neutralization" have corresponding expression in a ritual ceremony of aesthetic and symbolic meaning.The ritual jade has the ritual symbol of "Middle and orderly". It can not only highlight that there is hierarchic political order, and ritual jade itself carries deep ritual and music culture connotation and spiritual implication.The ceremony has symbol of "Affnity holding" which presents that the music ceremony participants should be dignified and elegant, gentle and graceful.The classical music has the symbol of "Only respect and harmony" which not only has a huge role in political and ethical aspects of consolidation in Zhou Dynasty's society, and made vivid interpretation in the be of Neutralization.The purpose of moral education of "Neutralization" is to raise gentlemen who have "Neutralization"virtue. This is not only the interpretation of meaning of moral education of "Neutralization" itself, but also reveals the intrinsic connection between moral education of "Neutralization" and Confucius's idea of "Moderation" which contains "Moderation","Virtue","grace" and "behave". It also shows that the "Neutralization" is actually a kind of aesthetic concept of "attaching importance to culture and advocating practical"."Neutralization" cultural spirit takes "attaching importance to culture and advocating practical" as the value orientation.Under the guidance of the value orientation,in political idea,"Neutralization" has taken on the art expression of "harmonious etiquette and music"; in the tradition of poetry teaching, it pursues the ideal personality goal of "gentle".Thus it can be seen, as an aesthetic concept, "Neutralization" has the characteristic of attaching importance to culture, at the same time, "Neutralization" also has the characteristic of thinking highly of advocating practical which is mainly reflected in the huge function and value in the political, social life and even the whole society.