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In the Western world aesthetics is a rather specialized subject pursued by only a small number of scholars. In the late 1970s and early 1980s in China, however, it suddenly became very popular. At that time a scholar of aesthetics could have his books printed and sold in tens of thousands of copies, and professors could choose their students among the most excellent youth.
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Gao, J. (2018). The “Aesthetics Craze” in China—Its Cause and Significance. In: Aesthetics and Art. China Academic Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56701-2_10
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