In addition to Hanfu painting and calligraphy ancient buildings, where will Oriental beauty be reflected?

There is a cloud in Zhouyi: "Two instruments give birth to four images, and four images give birth to eight diagrams". Bagua, a philosophical concept from Taoist culture in China, is extremely mysterious in the eyes of westerners and orientals, giving people an unfathomable and inscrutable feeling. In fact, it, like the "Yin-Yang and Five Elements", is a tool to interpret the relationship between various things in the world's time and space, and the center of the gossip of the two devices that have derived many images is our common "Tai Chi Yin-Yang".

Zhouyi is difficult to understand, and Taoist philosophy is profound and profound, which is not easy for ordinary people to understand, so someone has played such a game called Taiji Maze before. The picture of the game is very simple, without gorgeous interface, bright colors and a bunch of incomprehensible philosophical theories of Zhouyi. With the simplest rules of solving puzzles: unity, opposition and reciprocity, the player is shown the supreme charm of the philosophy of Yin and Yang. The mysterious oriental aesthetic feeling is unfolded by a picture of Tai Chi Yin and Yang, which gives China people and even foreigners an opportunity to understand the beauty of the East and the charm of the East culture.

In many foreign TV dramas, movies and variety shows, whenever China culture is involved, the pictures will be accompanied by red lanterns, quadrangles, guzheng and pipa, which are synonymous with China in the eyes of foreigners and a kind of beauty that belongs exclusively to our eastern countries. But in fact, the beauty of the East is more diverse, mysterious and moving, and has a long history.

Oriental beauty is actually an abstract concept, which can be understood as mysterious, charming and full of beauty. It can't be completely explained by a single thing or individual, but we can feel how it exists from people, things and things with oriental beauty, which is the so-called "meaning can only be understood but not expressed".

Although abstract, the beauty of the East has been used for reference by many works and fields. Take the game field as an example, a game often consists of multiple parts, most of which can be used to reflect some specific cultures, such as screen design, plot background, soundtrack and sound effects. Games permeated with oriental beauty are often very recognizable, and people can see the characteristics at a glance. In our words, the Chinese style is very strong.

The simplest and rudest Chinese style in a game theme is the name. Even if you haven't seen the picture of the game, you haven't heard the introduction of the game. In many cases, you can tell what theme it belongs to just by its name. For example, these are very common keywords, such as xx Hero Biography, xx Journey to the West and xx Three Kingdoms, which is a game with the theme of China's martial arts, mythology and history. Because martial arts, Xian Xia and other themes are unique artistic and cultural forms in China, just like cowboy culture in the western United States, they have their own obvious personality and uniqueness, so you can associate these works with the image of "China" at a glance, and naming them can be regarded as the most straightforward way for games to show their oriental themes.

The words "Hero" and "Hero Biography" can be said to be equivalent to a brand made in China. Whether it's made by China people or foreign manufacturers who like China culture, everyone can see that this game is an oriental theme. Of course, the "orientalization" of the game theme, in addition to naming, can often be better reflected in the story background of the game.

For example, the history of the Three Kingdoms and the fairy tales of Journey to the West, which are loved all over the world, are frequently used as the creative background by game producers, and the plot line of the game is made by those well-known plots. Whether it's Lu Bu, the hero who cooks wine in the third world war, the six generals who have gone through five customs and killed six generals, or the Monkey King, Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon and True and False, they are all classics in the works, and they are also classics in the outstanding literary works of the East. When such a game story is presented to the players, the unique classical colors and mysterious rhythms of China myths and legends and martial arts stories will also be revealed, which is also the more prominent beauty of oriental literature when comparing Chinese and western cultures.

In addition to the theme and story, the picture of the game is actually good at showing a specific cultural and artistic beauty. The painting style of a game can usually be used to judge its style (except for those "non-genre" painting styles that are common all over the world). According to regions and countries, there are American, Japanese and Chinese. Chinese-style game pictures are generally reflected by some traditional cultural elements in China, such as ink painting style, the Great Wall of the Forbidden City, ancient bamboo forests, chess calligraphy and so on. Through the game, the quaint features of China traditional culture are directly displayed, which is unique.

In addition to the scenes and props, the corresponding oriental elements can also be added to the parts presented in the intuitive picture, so that people can see the positioning of the role at a glance, such as a Hanfu suit and a chivalrous man. People's designs, pictures and themes are all intuitive ways to express the beauty of the East, so you can say that the beauty of the East in the game is a fairy flying with a sword, a confrontation between masters in the bamboo forest, or a gossip array based on the five elements of Yin and Yang. These elements based on oriental culture can show their mystery, charm and beauty even in the game.

Outside the game, Oriental Beauty also shines brilliantly and attracts worldwide attention.

For example, in the field of film and television, the most oriental works are nothing more than costume films, Xian Xia films and drama films of the Republic of China. Dazzling swords and shadows, fantastic flowing clouds, magnificent palaces, and exquisite cheongsam with touching patterns and curves are all concrete manifestations of the beauty of oriental culture. A successful film and television work with oriental color can not only attract a large number of audiences, but also contribute to the popularization of the corresponding culture and history. Film and television works have a strong ability to spread, and in a short time, people in China who have little knowledge of oriental culture, and even foreign audiences far away from the other side of the world, are caught in the charm of oriental beauty.

For example, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a martial arts action film directed by Ang Lee and starring Chow Yun Fat and Yang Ziqiong, which was released in 2000, won four awards, including the 73rd Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and was also the first foreign language film with a box office of over 654.38 billion dollars in American film history. The film not only shows many oriental elements, but also uses appropriate methods to make foreign audiences understand and accept its display, which has produced such a huge international influence.

However, the films that can reflect the oriental beauty are definitely not only historical martial arts films, but also works that show beautiful China art and culture, such as Farewell My Concubine directed by Chen Kaige 1993 and starring Leslie Cheung and Gong Li. This film won the Palme d 'Or Award, the highest award in Cannes International Film Festival, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the United States (the only Chinese film that won two awards at the same time). Until 2005, this film was selected as "the best 100 film in global history" by Time Zhou Kai. Leslie Cheung, a vivid Cheng Dieyi, impressed the beauty of Beijing Opera on the hearts of every audience.

Music, which is as widely spread as movies, is often used as the carrier of oriental beauty, but it is far more difficult to add oriental elements to music than to integrate games and movies. Just like the songs with Chinese style, you should add elements of China traditional culture to the songs, use national musical instruments as the soundtrack, and have the characteristics of China. Without any cultural background and understanding, it is difficult to do well. Jay Chou and Wang Leehom are the most representative Chinese in making Chinese-style music.

Needless to say, Jay Chou's musical talent, his love and admiration for China culture also made him keen on making unique Chinese songs. Coupled with Vincent Fang's charming lyrics, he was able to produce famous songs such as Nunchaku, Direct Answer, Blue and White Porcelain and Huo Yuanjia, which added the label of "Chinese style" to his music. The success in music production has made his works equally famous overseas. Although I don't know whether western friends can feel the beauty of oriental music culture from his music, Jay Chou's music has contributed a lot to showing the beauty of the East.

Wang Leehom, a talented musician, is no less than the master of Chinese style. Hua Tiancuo, composed by himself and played with nine musical instruments, makes the famous bridge of Peking Opera beautiful and romantic, while Meiyuan, based on Kunqu Opera, shows his unique views on Chinese style. Many of Wang Leehom's songs actually use oriental elements, such as erhu accompaniment, patriotic themes and so on. The best and most classic example should be Descendants of the Dragon (originally sung by his uncle Li Jianfu).

After movies and music, let's take a look at another field that is easier to recognize beauty-fashion. In the fashion world, large and small fashion shows, runway shows and magazine selection all revolve around the theme of "beauty", and clothing, modeling and even models themselves are the carriers of beauty. In this circle with a more rigorous view of beauty, Oriental Beauty still stands out from the crowd. Even if fashionistas pursue boldness, innovation and even advance, the elements of oriental beauty still have excellent performance.

For fashion design, tailoring, grain, material, collocation and other aspects are very particular, and the styles of fashion designers are even more varied, while oriental elements and Chinese style will always be a darling in the fashion industry with changing trends such as tornadoes. Want to use China style lines? Come to an elegant blue and white porcelain, or change it to a delicate embroidery; Do you want something special to wear? The use of clips with unique China characteristics is both popular and retro; Want to get attention as soon as you appear, but don't want to attract attention by selling meat? Put on a dragon gown, or you can add a dragon robe directly to keep the instant gas field bursting and hold the audience.

With oriental clothes, how can there be no oriental beauty to wear? However, the concept of "Oriental Beauty" is obviously different between the East and the West. In our eyes, Fan Bingbing and Liu Yifei, who are absolutely gorgeous and full of fairy tales, are only evaluated by their cuteness and beauty in the eyes of westerners, while Gong Li, Lv Yan and Liu Yuling are really hot and beautiful in their eyes. Even though the aesthetic view is controversial, Liu Wen is the most internationally renowned and recognized oriental beauty among China people.

In 2009, Liu Wen was the first Asian model to appear in the "Victoria's Secret" underwear show, and in 20 10, she became the first Asian model to speak for Estee Lauder. 20 1 1 and 20 12 were both selected as "the 99 most beautiful people in the world" by the male website ASKMEN, saying that her beauty is internationally recognized, and no one should be able to do this. Her big cheekbones and single eyelids may not look good in the eyes of Chinese people, but from the analysis of her face shape, she is highly plastic and is the darling of the modeling world. In fact, her face is symmetrical, her nose is straight, and her face gives people a comfortable and pleasing feeling. There is no discord. Good-looking smile, natural and graceful, these are what westerners like. Liu Wen may not be the peerless beauty in our aesthetics, but beauty is well deserved.

The beauty of the East, like the history of the East, has a long history and is countless. Although oriental beauty carries classicism and mystery, it will never just stay in the past and stop at traditional culture. Now, Oriental beauty is changing and evolving with the pace of the times. The beauty of the East is everywhere.