The Transformation from "Balance Aesthetics" to "Aesthetics of the Golden Mean" of the Pre-Qin Confucianists

Confucius initiated the reform of balance and oriented himself to aesthetics of the golden mean. Later,Zi Si,Mencius and Xun Zi as the representatives of Confucianism finished the transformation from balance to aesthetics of the golden mean ,which empathized virtue and worshiped beauty,a reflection of the maturity of their aesthetic ideas in music.