What does Mo Ya mean?

Moya is a Chinese word meaning "elegant and deep". It originates from a sentence in Zhuangzi - Zhiluo (庄子-至樂): "God travels to nothing, and the realm of Xie Lou. The ink is deep; the elegant is virtuous." It means that the ink is deep and the elegant is beautiful, which can be used to describe the character and temperament of people or things. In the art works of ancient literati and artists, ink elegance was regarded as an elegant aesthetic character and became an important concept in traditional Chinese culture.

Mo Ya is also a kind of evaluation standard for literary works, which emphasizes profound and exquisite artistic expression, focusing more on connotation and spiritual level than on superficial form. In poetry, for example, Mo Ya requires works to be characterized by profound thought, beautiful mood, sincere emotion, and exquisite language, while ignoring bland expressions and flashy rhetorical techniques. The Mohist school, also one of the ancient Chinese philosophies, advocated mo yi, the pursuit of the moral and political philosophy of the Mohists, and the importance of practical action and utilitarianism, which were not exactly the same as the literary evaluation criteria of mo ya.

Moya is an aesthetic and cultural value, but it is also interpreted differently in modern society. In some cases, people take Mo Ya as a form of self-cultivation or a symbol of taste, i.e., the "mohawkers" trend is widely prevalent in the society. Others see mooya as a consumer product, such as tourist attractions, which feature traditional culture and form new business models. Although the meaning of Mo Ya has changed, it embodies the qualities of rational depth and spiritual solemnity, which are still of great revelation in today's society.