On Cai Yuanpei's Thought on Aesthetic Education

Cai Yuanpei's thought on aesthetic education is a huge and complete system, which is illustrated in details from the background to the content, approach and function. It is believed that Cai's thought affects deeply not only on China's education at that time, but also has realistic significance to current socialistic spiritual civilization. In the course of building socialistic spiritual civilization, schools are to the important bases for aesthetic education. The aesthetic education can accelerate the change of ethos with better humanistic environment.