“物”、“象”、“意”、“境”是中国古典文学、美学的核心问题之一。本文考察其历史演变过程．探讨其与人类主体意识在不同时期的不同展现之关系,提出在当代中,西文化交流的背景下。在尊重物的自然本性的基础上,充分调动个体经验,与之进行对话、交流,以形成和谐、自然的生存样态。 “Material”, “image”, “meaning” and “environment” are one of the core issues of Chinese classical literature and aesthetics. This article examines its historical evolution. Explores its relationship with the different manifestations of human subject consciousness in different periods and proposes that under the background of contemporary cultural exchanges between China and West. On the basis of respecting the natural nature of things, we should fully mobilize individual experiences and engage in dialogue and exchange with them so as to form a harmonious and natural living embodiment.