What fields does the core content of China's classical art include? Please tell us.

The core areas of China's classical art should include China's classical painting (murals, sculptures, Chinese paintings, calligraphy and seal cutting), Chinese classical music, China's classical literature (including novels, plays and poems), China's classical dance (court and folk music and dance), China's classical gardens and architecture, and China's classical arts and crafts (including ceramics, embroidery, printing and dyeing, strangeness, jade and metal crafts, furniture and others).

Ps: The influence of Confucian culture on China's classical art;

As the dominant component of China traditional culture, Confucian culture has a great influence on China classical art. Take drama as an example: the influence of China Confucian culture on drama is extensive and profound. The ethical spirit embodied in Confucian culture and its "historian culture" which emphasizes reality and is full of mystery have led to the close entanglement between classical opera and history, making historical stories and legends an important source of drama themes. The Confucian ideal personality of "following one's heart without overstepping the rules" and the stylized life without overstepping the nobility and dignity endow the drama with the beauty of the program. Frustrated literati deeply influenced by Confucian culture participated in opera activities, which kept the opera within the scope of feudal art, but it was very different from the feudal main culture to a great extent. For other explanations, please refer to.

Ps: the idea of balance

Personally, what you call balance is what China called harmonious humanistic thought in ancient times. China ancient Confucianism, Taoism and other schools have rich harmonious thoughts. Including three categories; That is, the balance and harmony between ancient people and nature, people and people, and people and body.

In the relationship between man and nature, it advocates the unity of man and nature, affirms the unity of man and nature, emphasizes that human beings should know, respect and protect nature, rather than destroy it, and opposes blindly taking it from nature, unilaterally using it and conquering it. Laozi, the founder of Taoism, put forward: "Man should be a teacher of earth, earth should be a teacher of heaven, heaven should be a teacher of Taoism, and Taoism should be natural." (Chapter 25 of Laozi) emphasizes that people should respect the laws of nature as the highest criterion and advocate that nature should learn from heaven and earth as the basic destination of life behavior. Zhuangzi, another representative of Taoism, also stressed that people must follow the laws of nature, conform to nature and live in harmony with nature, in order to achieve the realm of "heaven and earth coexist with me, and everything is one with me" (Zhuangzi's theory of everything). Confucianism has made many explanations for the concept of the unity of man and nature. Confucius advocates treating others with benevolence and doing things with benevolence, that is, the so-called "pushing yourself and others" and "doing things for yourself". "The Doctrine of the Mean" said: "To achieve harmony, the status of Heaven is not good, and everything is nurtured." This is all about emphasizing the harmonious development of heaven, earth and people. Mencius put forward: "those who try their best know their nature;" If you know its nature, you will know its nature. "(Mencius) What he pursues is to achieve the realm of" being in harmony with the world "through the way of" knowing the sky with one heart ". He also put forward the ideas of "pro", "love" and "love things", that is, to expand "love", from oneself and others, from people and things, to extend the spirit of kindness to all things in the universe. In Song Dynasty, Zhang Zai first used the word "harmony between man and nature" in Zhengmeng, and put forward the proposition that "the people and my compatriots, therefore, I am a friend, the nature of man and nature, and all things are the same with people". According to the idea of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, ancient philosophers in China demanded a kind and friendly attitude towards all things in nature, treated animals and plants well, and put forward rich ideas on protecting natural resources. Confucius put forward "fishing without outline, swimming without lodging" (The Analects of Confucius), advocating that fishing should only use fishing rods, and opposing shooting birds that stay overnight. Obviously, he opposed the indiscriminate hunting of human beings and destroyed the ecological balance. The allusions of "opening the door on three sides" and "breaking the door" recorded in the history books also reflect the ecological ethics of the ancients' kindness to nature.

In interpersonal relationships, we advocate tolerance, coordinate interpersonal relationships, create a "harmonious" interpersonal environment, and pursue a harmonious society with the theme of forming harmonious interpersonal relationships. As we all know, Confucian ethics had the greatest influence on ancient China society. The ideal personality put forward by Confucius is good at communicating with people, generous and harmonious, thus creating a harmonious interpersonal environment. He said: "A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is not harmonious." (The Analects of Confucius Lutz) and said: "A gentleman is proud and does not fight, but a group is not a party." It means that a gentleman can be called a gentleman if he is harmonious but different, does not engage in factionalism, acts solemnly, does not compete with others, is good at uniting others and does not engage in small groups. Here, Confucius distinguished between "harmony" and "harmony". "Harmony" is the unity of diversity, "harmony" is blind identification, and even the formation of a party for self-interest. Confucius also made it clear that a gentleman takes the former and abandons the latter. It can be seen that being kind to others and living in harmony with others are indispensable and important aspects of a gentleman's personality. Mencius also believes that "the weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as human harmony." ("Mencius Gongsun Chou") He also said: "Old people are old, young people are few, and young people are few." (Mencius Hui Liang Wang Shang) Confucianism, represented by Confucius and Mencius, also put forward a series of moral principles aimed at achieving "harmony between people" and society, such as benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, courtesy, tolerance, faithfulness, sensitivity, wisdom, courage, loyalty, forgiveness and filial piety, and put forward a long-term ideal of building a harmonious society. As the Book of Rites said, "An old friend is both a relative and an only son. Let the old have an end, be strong and useful, be useful to the young, make good use of it, and be widowed and sick. " Taoism, which advocates inaction, is most opposed to social conflicts and most hopes to achieve social harmony. Laozi describes an ideal society in which people have nothing to want, nothing to do, nothing to fight for, live in harmony and tolerate each other, everyone is willing to eat, dress beautifully, live and work in peace and contentment, and enjoy local conditions and customs. Laozi put forward: "Heaven has more damage than it can do." A man's way is not enough to serve. Only the Tao can serve the people who are more than enough in the world. (Chapter 77 of Laozi) Laozi's thoughts of "no desire", "inaction", "no dispute", "going to extremes, going to Thailand", "Zhi Zhi" and "contentment" are nothing more than asking people to follow the example of Heaven, and "the mind is willing but unable to serve the world" to achieve a relative balance. The social ideal of great harmony designed by the ancients has the nature of utopia, but as a lofty goal and ideal realm, it has always guided people with lofty ideals of the Chinese nation to pursue social development goals with interpersonal harmony as the basic feature.

In the relationship between body and mind, it advocates harmony between body and mind, maintains a peaceful and indifferent attitude, and correctly handles the relationship between reason and desire. Confucianism affirms people's legitimate pursuit and desire for material interests. Confucius said, "People who are rich and expensive want what they want." ("The Analects of Confucius") "Wealth is available. Although I am a whipping man, I can do it." (The Analects of Confucius) But he also emphasized "desire without greed" (The Analects of Confucius Yao Ri) and opposed the indulgence of desire. He said, "A gentleman has three precepts. When you are young, your blood gas is uncertain. Be careful. " It is also strong and bloody, and it is fighting; He is very old and his blood gas has declined, so he can quit. "In other words, people should master the principle of neutralization and keep a balanced and modest attitude in the pursuit of lust, emotion and material interests. We can't be insatiable, we can't take material interests as the whole pursuit of life, and we can't forget profit. This outlook on life, which organically combines the concern for life value with the promotion of moral value, is worthy of recognition. Laozi, the founder of Taoism, also advocates the unity of body and mind. He said, "Can you live without the spirit of the camp? "(Chapter 10 of Laozi)" Defeat its sharpness, solve its disputes, and make peace with its light, with its dust. " (Chapter 56 of Laozi) That is to say, with a harmonious personality, you can "eliminate the individual's solid cover, remove all closed barriers, transcend secular limitations and narrow human relations, and treat all characters with an open mind and an impartial mind" (Chen Guying: Notes on Laozi, Zhonghua Book Company 1984, p. 283).

That's all. I majored in American history. I suggest that you draw on and extend these materials when writing your thesis.