The article discusses how Professor Cheng Zhong-ying explains the Chinese philosophical concept of "Dao" in relation to aesthetics. Cheng emphasizes that "Dao" embodies qualities like life, unity, relation, mentality, and wholeness, which all contribute to its essence. In Chinese aesthetics, beauty is believed to be found in the state of "Dao". This understanding of "Dao" inspires the appreciation of Chinese aesthetic phenomena as a state or overt phenomenon.