Symmetry Aesthetics of Dun Huang Prose and Development of Prose Styles from Six Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties

Chinese words are monosyllabic and easy to be symmetric,so the ancient Chinese prose is of symmetry aesthetics,Dun Huang Prose,as the most important component,is typical of this feature,its symmetry aesthetics is highly appreciated by Zheng Zhen-duo and Jiang Shu-ge,etc.Combined with such factors as national psychology,social atmosphere,Buddhism culture,paper shortage,etc.,the origin of symmetry aesthetics of Dun Huang Prose is discussed,and its expression is studied from the aspects of symmetry,tones,syntax,etc.Dun Huang Prose originated from Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties and ended by the late Tang and Five Dynasties,almost keeping the same pace with the rise and fall of parallel prose.The symmetry aesthetics was highlighted in Dun Huang Prose,which had exerted a far-reaching effect on the prose in the Song Dynasty and even afterwards.After the Song Dynasty,the parallel prose was different in style,called four-six prose,among which Shang Liang Wen(the diction used when a roof beam was set) was found in Dun Huang Prose,and later on became very popular in the Song Dynasty.