This major contribution to the study of Chinese aesthetics and philosophy of art, with its in-depth and slidingly readable essays, successfully provide the interpretative context necessary to outline an exhaustive overview of aesthetic theories and concepts and their application to different artistic practices. It sets itself as an invaluable resource in a wide variety of different cultural contexts.

Maurizio Scarpari, retired Professor of Classical Chinese Language and Literature, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy

The globalization of arts and aesthetics is unstoppable. Western discourses on aesthetics can no longer be based on Western sources alone. Arts and aesthetics in China offer a great wealth that is still hardly known in the West. This book therefore opens up a necessary extension, which is of particular importance for the future development of arts and aesthetics.

Rolf Elberfeld, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hildesheim, Germany

An invaluable tool for anyone interested in classical and modern Chinese aesthetics. Ghilardi and Moeller present the work of multiple specialists in a manner accessible to students and scholars of all levels, allowing for ready access to the world of Chinese artistic theory informed by a rich intercultural perspective, and presenting Chinese aesthetics as an essential resource for philosophical thought in the years to come.

Enrico Fongaro, Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Japan