Abstract: “Interest” is an important life aesthetic conception in late Ming dynasty.“Leisure” and “interest” are closely interwoven.The change of literati’s “body leisure” makes “interest” link with sensibility life in late Ming dynasty.It forms an individual interest which integrates into desire,emotion and morality.Literati’s “leisure interest” of life aesthetics is not only to prefer worldly pleasure and indulge themselves as much as they can,but also to free from vulgarity and to seek a peaceful mind.The two aspects are interpenetrative,which presents both elegance and vulgarity of aesthetic interest in the late Ming dynasty.And the essence of two interests points to “ truth”,being loyal to the true feeling of body and emotion,which is a revolution of traditional aesthetic conception for late Ming dynasty literati.It also reflects literati’s addiction and introspection inthe abundant material and cultural life.

Key words: late Ming dynasty, life aesthetics, leisure interest