皎然对于意境美学发展史的特殊贡献是提出了“取境”说。在他之前,荀子和刘勰都谈到了“取象”问题,或关乎《礼》,或关乎《易》,与诗无关且不说,还欠周详。皎然继承了前人的“取象”说,在此基础上提出和论述了“取境”问题。所以,他的意境理论便以“取境”为核心,亦以“取 Jiao Ran’s special contribution to the history of the development of artistic conception is to put forward the theory of ”taking territory“. Before him, both Xunzi and Liu Jie talked about the issue of ”taking images“ or about ”ceremony“ or ”Yi“, nothing to do with poetry, and still lack of thoroughness. Jiao Ran inherited the predecessors ”image “ said, on this basis proposed and discussed ”take the territory “ issue. Therefore, his theory of artistic conception will take ”take the territory “ as the core, also ”take