Investigation into Aesthetic Orientation and Aesthetic Presentation Technique of Emperor Qin's Terra Cotta Warriors of Chinese Civilization

摘要

Chinese culture has a long history. Civilization developed along Yellow River basin and Yangtze River basin or East Asian continent is called Chinese civilization. Chinese civilization originated very early, and is still developing nowadays. In Chinese civilization, the most world-famous and widely-talked one is Emperor Qin's underground dynasty “Terra Cotta Warriors”, which is known as “the eighth wonder of the world” and “the most spectacular archaeological discovery of the twentieth century”. Terra Cotta Warriors was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO in December, 1987, becoming an important cultural asset for people all over the world. Through referring to discussion about Chinese design aesthetics and combining with the author's own aesthetic experiences, this paper attempts to propose viewpoints of design aesthetics of Terra Cotta Warriors.