First, the smell of algae emphasizes spirit and talent.
A person's appearance often affects people's judgment on him. That's what the so-called "judge a person by his appearance" means. However, it is not entirely true that "there is a poetic soul in the belly", and it is difficult for Yingjie people to hide their extraordinary verve no matter what their appearance. Liu Xiao quoted Wei Chunqiu's annotation to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, saying: "Although the prince of Wu is short in appearance, the god is heroic." . It can be seen that Rong Zhi's wine tasting at that time did not simply evaluate beauty superficially, but paid special attention to the expression of people's inner beauty, that is, the charm was extraordinary and exquisite. The inner beauty of human beings is based on wisdom, character and talent. This is completely consistent with the principle that goods and algae attach importance to spirit and talent in Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Second, pay attention to the beauty of spiritual temperament.
? Shi Shuo Xin Yu's evaluation of the beauty of Rong Zhi is not only a simple appearance, but more importantly, it shows the spiritual temperament of the inner personality beauty through the appearance, that is, what Mr. Li Zehou said is "not general, secular, superficial and external, but must be a style and appearance that can show some inner essence and special detachment". Temperament exists in people's manners and laughter, is the overall reflection of a person's appearance, personality and cultural accomplishment, and is an irreplaceable charm of individual life, which is understandable but difficult to express. Wei Jin people attached great importance to the beauty of spiritual temperament. When people evaluate people's articles, they often combine people's appearance with God and praise a person's spiritual temperament. In order to make up for the limitation of language in grasping temperament, people in Wei and Jin Dynasties often use analogy to describe their impressions of a person's temperament and demeanor. It is precisely for this reason that Liu's annotations in Shi Shuo Xin Yu often supplement the spiritual temperament of the characters. For example, in the last chapter, when discussing the beauty of the figure's posture, Zhou Boren was cited as an example of being treated with a smile by his ministers because of his gentle behavior. Liu Xiao's Book of Jin added that Hong Wei was good at responding to Yang Ni, and his spirit was enough to impress several people. In the article Virtue, Liu Xiao quoted People's Tales and praised Xie An's "beautiful style" when he was a child, so he should follow suit. Liu Xiao quoted Zhong Xingshu as saying in Ren Shengchen: "It is eight feet long, with a beautiful beard and a thick hair." . "
Different people's spiritual temperament will show different personalities. For example, in the article Pinzao, Song Mian, who had been a concubine to Wang Dun, asked Xie Shang, "How can I compare with Wang Dun?" Song Mian replied, "The king is better than the army and the nobles!" " The reason why Song God described Wang Dun as a countryman and Xie Shang as a nobleman is that, except for the differences in appearance, Xie Shang's temperament far exceeds that of Wang Dun. Wang Dun is a reckless lout. For example, in "Mistake", when he first married Princess Wuyang, he ate the dried dates used for stuffing his nose in the toilet as fruit and the bath beans used for washing in the glass bowl as dry rice. All the maids covered their mouths and didn't smile. Look at Xie Shang again. Although he is a military commander, Rainbow Dun, Xie Shang has enjoyed a reputation for intelligence since he was a child. He associates with ordinary celebrities and has a high cultural accomplishment. He is elegant and romantic, and his temperament is completely different from that of Wang Dun. So Song Mian compared Wang Dun to a hillbilly and Xie Shang to a nobleman.
Wei and Jin Dynasties are an era of emancipating the mind and advocating individual freedom, which is also reflected in the aesthetic evaluation of female images. Shi Shuo Xin Yu records that many upper-class women have temperament beauty. For example, in Yuan Xian, Xie Xuan respected his sister Xie Daowen, while Zhang Xuan often praised his sister against Xie Xuan. A nun named Ji shuttled between Xie and Zhang at the same time. She was asked about their competition. She said: "Mrs. Wang has a loose look, so she has an air of the forest." Gu Jia's heart is bright and jade is reflected, and she is beautiful in the boudoir. "At first glance, the two have their own characteristics and are comparable. On closer reading, you will find that Xie Daowen, which has an "undergrowth atmosphere", is even better.
Yu Jiaxi said in his notes that under the forest, there are celebrities in the bamboo forest. "Appreciation" article day: "All the sages in the forest have their own talents." Praising Xie Daowen with the elegant beauty of "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" actually affirms that although Xie Daowen is a woman, she has the style of a celebrity, so Natalie's sister is not as good as Xie Xuan's sister Xie Daowen. The beauty of temperament can also be said to be the spiritual thought put forward by Rong Zhi, and the relationship between them is like the relationship between "form" and "spirit". The study of "form" and "spirit" in the west is mostly understood from the perspective of "soul" and "body". Hegel said: "The human body is not just the body of the soul like the animal body, but the body of the spirit. In other words, spirit and soul should be different in essence. Because the soul is only a simple conceptual self-existence of the body, while the spirit is a conscious and conscious self-existence of life, and all the emotions, thoughts and purposes in it. "
Third, pay attention to the inner personality beauty of the characters.
Whether respecting everyone's personality, advocating flamboyant personality and appreciating willfulness, it shows a kind of Wei Jin people's affirmation of self-subject, and their rebellion and transcendence of social customs and ethics. This is a pursuit of spiritual freedom and a non-utilitarian aesthetic attitude. Mr. Tang Yongtong said in "On Metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties": "At that time, the ideological center was not in society but in individuals, not in the environment but in the heart, not in form but in spirit. Therefore, Wei Jinxin's outlook on life, its expectation lies in transcendental ideals, its yearning is spiritual realm, its pursuer is metaphysical absolute, and its legacy is relative. " In the era of self-awareness, everyone's ordinary life shines brightly, dare to break away from etiquette, reveal their true feelings and be their true self, so that individual life is free and poetic.
Through the above analysis of the characters' inner temperament, intelligence and personality beauty, we can see that the aesthetic characteristics of the characters in Shi Shuo Xin Yu not only pay attention to the external Rong Zhi beauty of the characters, but also pay attention to the internal personality beauty of the characters. The beauty of Rong Zhi is as important as the beauty of personality, because "without form, there is no God". A character's inner temperament, talent and personality can only be perfectly displayed through its external appearance, manners and demeanor. Similarly, Rong Zhi's external beauty is the highest realm advocated by the aesthetic view of characters in Shi Shuo Xin Yu, which can reflect the internal personality beauty of characters. In other words, "verve" and "far rhyme" are the highest realm of Rong Zhi's beauty.
As a college student in the new era, I think we modern people still lack a correct aesthetic of the ancients, or are more grandiose and lack of rational cognition, all of which follow the crowd in pursuit of online celebrities! Wei and Jin Dynasties are a turning point in the history of China and an important stage in the history of China's aesthetics. Social political structure, ideology, culture, literature and art have all undergone important changes in this era. Faced with the pursuit of self-worth, the freedom of personality, the prosperity of metaphysics and the influence of Buddhist statues, a new aesthetic view of characters was formed in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and Shi Shuo Xin Yu concentrated on the aesthetic view of characters in Wei and Jin Dynasties, highlighting the inner essence of characters. This kind of personality beauty is worth learning by students in our new era, because while we appreciate people's gfd, we should also reflect the inner personality of the person being appreciated. At the same time, people's appearance itself has relatively independent aesthetic value, which makes the worship of manners and instruments become a fashion in Wei and Jin Dynasties.