从汉唐气象到宋元境界——宋代美学风貌概述

宋代社会的转型、理论思维的成熟、主体性情的凸显、市民阶层的兴起、人本需求的张扬、士人心态的世俗化，导致宋元境界与汉唐气象有很大不同。与汉唐美学相比，宋代美学一方面走向理性，走向成熟；另一方面走向生活、走向休闲。

From Prosperity in Han and Tang Dynasties to New Realm in Song and Yuan Dynasties--An Overview of Aesthetics in Song Dynasty

With the transformation of the society, there appear great differences between Han, Tang Dynasties and Song, Yuan Dynasties in terms of aesthetics, owing to the theoretical development, the highlight of the subjective disposition, the rise of the urban resident class, the advocating of the human needs and the secularization of scholars. Generally speaking, compared with that in Han and Tang Dynasties, the aesthetics in Song Dynasty, on the one hand, becomes more rational and mature, and on the other, comes into life and leisure.