Review the Development and Evolution of Aesthetic Education in Chinese Schools from a Policy Perspective

Since the promulgation of first school education regulations in early 20th century, Chinese aesthetic has gone through its century history. Six stages development have been formed this vicissitudes, namely, budding period, starting salvation movement tortuous reconstruction and modernization period new era. From a historical point view, we can sort out analyze policies education, learn that always insisted on direction building socialism with characteristics, guided by principles Marxist aesthetics achievements specific practice as methodology, adhered to cultural aimed at cultivating qualified builders successors for comprehensive characteristics. Aesthetic schools places prominent place “establishing, clarifying morality”, emphasizes role “beauty” “goodness”, follows guideline “unity beauty goodness”. Art practical activities are main content education. The formation mechanism, laws, characteristics sustainable China summarized from perspective century-old policy, which is theoretical guidance study future China.