Abstract: In the world cultural forest,the Chinese culture is most renowned for its aesthetic wisdom.It is poetic and with high aesthetic vaulues.Many of its important propositions point to aesthetic thought.We can deduce the unique understanding of aesthetics on the part of Chinese people from such philosophic propositions as “There is fire at the foot of the mountain.”“Civilization destines…”“Observe humanism and conduct didacticism in the universe.”“Creat images to express oneself.”“Grasp the meaning and forget the words.”“There is more image beyond the image.”“There is some more meaning behind the words.”

Key words: Chinese culture, aesthetic wisdom, beauty, civilization, grand teaching, image oblivion, realm