Latest comments posted about Against tiger farming on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3291-Against-tiger-farming http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3291-Against-tiger-farming I marveled at the way the author was so familiar with Chinese culture and its relationship with nature, philosophy, and animals. In the Chinese aesthetic, the highest form of aesthetic that one can reach is when one person loves and even worships the tiger, but never sees a real tiger in their life. (It is like the story Ye Gong Hao Long, where an official named Ye loves having a dragon image on all of his things, but is very frightened when a real dragon comes to visit.) The principles of Western realism can integrate the oak and the culture of the oak to reach a solution that promotes protection of the oak. In China it is difficult to use culture to popularize ideas like protecting animals. No matter whether it’s the tiger, the peacock, the elephant, the swallow, the yellow oriole, or some other animal, they all face this problem. This is really strange! (Translated by Michelle Deeter) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:18:28 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3291#comment-9448 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3291#comment-9448