A Study On The Acceptance Of Nietzsche’aesthetic Thought In The First Half Of The 20th Century In China

It has been 120 years since Nietzsche was introduced to China in 1902.During this period,Nietzsche’s aesthetic thought is accepted by Chinese scholars and schools,and had an important impact on the development of Chinese modern aesthetics.The process of accepting Nietzsche’s aesthetics in China can be divided into early stage and late stage: the first half of the 20 th century and after the 1980 s.The first half of the 20 th century is a period when the two themes of "Enlightenment" and "National salvation" occupied the mainstream of the times.This historical context is an important reason for China’s acceptance of Nietzsche’s aesthetics.At the same time,because the two themes have different forms of expression and internal needs in different periods,Chinese scholars’ acceptance of Nietzsche’s aesthetics also shows obvious two-stage characteristics.The first stage is from Nietzsche’s introduction into China in 1902 to the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War,which is divided into the initial dissemination period and the first climax period with the publication start of "New Youth" in 1915 as the boundary;The second stage is from the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War to around the founding of the People’s Republic of China,and the second climax was formed in the1940 s.Therefore,the historical context of "Enlightenment" and "national salvation" is also an important reason for the development of Nietzsche’s aesthetics in China.In addition,from Nietzsche’s aesthetic thought itself,the theory of "Revaluation of All Values" has played a positive role in promoting the revaluation of the value of old literature and the construction of the value of new literature in the period of the New Literature Revolution."Revaluation of All Values" not only has the guiding role of methodology,but also infiltrates into the literary works of the May 4th New Literature as an enlightening spirit,mainly represented by the literary works of Lu Xun and Guo Moruo;Nietzsche’s tragic thought has had a great impact on the construction and development of Chinese tragic aesthetics.From Wang Guowei,the founder of Chinese tragic aesthetics,to Zhu Guangqian,a master of aesthetics,they all have a deep acceptance of Nietzsche’s tragic thought.And Zhu Guangqian is not only a recipient of Nietzsche’s tragic thought,but also a developer.Compared with Nietzsche’s aesthetics of "Dionysian" spirit,Zhu Guangqian pays more attention to the exertion of "Helios" spirit.The Warring States Strategy School mainly accepted the philosophy of “Will to Power”and the thought of "Over-man",and put forward the cultural views of "War" and "Force" and the aesthetic views of "Genius","Heroic Image" and "Hero Worship".The viewpoints of the Warring States Strategy School have reference significance for the re-understanding of Chinese culture and the development of aesthetics,and have an inspiring effect on China during the war.However,the Warring States policy school also misread and misused Nietzsche’s aesthetic thought in some aspects.Generally speaking,Chinese scholars’ acceptance of Nietzsche’s aesthetics is positive,and the impact of Nietzsche’s aesthetics on China is healthy.In the process of Nietzsche’s aesthetics being accepted by Chinese scholars,it shows the practical characteristics related to the times and localization characteristics of interpretation methods.