“道”由于在不同历史时期不同学派之间 ,其具体内涵和外延的不确定性 ,因此 ,在中国古典美学范畴中 ,它的内涵层次最为繁复多样。本文尝试性地梳理出“道”作为一种审美理想、作为一种人生境界及其认识论内涵三个层次 ,以期彰显“道”之全貌 ,昭示中国美学的独特精神。 Due to the uncertainty of its specific connotation and extension between different schools in different historical periods, “Tao” has the most complicated and diverse connotations in the category of Chinese classical aesthetics. This article tentatively sorts out “Tao” as an aesthetic ideal as a kind of realm of life and its epistemological connotation in three levels, with a view to highlighting the whole “Tao” and showing the unique spirit of Chinese aesthetics.