Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940) is known for his education policy of “freedom of thought and inclusiveness.” He not only advocated aesthetic education in theory, but also broke through the formalistic aesthetic education barrier in practice. He kept exploring ways for aesthetic education adaptable to China’s national conditions, and had developed a distinctive philosophical system of aesthetic education. Under the idea of “replacing religion with aesthetic education,” put forward to seek China’s self-improvement, he developed the aesthetic education policy of cultivating “sound personality,” and built a “trinity” multi-form and multi-level aesthetic education implementation system composed of school, family and social education.His aesthetic education practice is of far-reaching significance. He has promoted the construction of the modern aesthetic education system in China and promoted the innovation and breakthrough of traditional art forms and the vigorous development of art communication through his aesthetic education practice, such as setting up various art schools and creating various aesthetic education associations.Holding the banner of saving the nation through education, democracy, and equality, he made great contributions to the excavation of new elements of aesthetic education and the realization of aesthetic modernization by establishing the ideal and belief of aesthetic education and carrying forward the aesthetic education philosophy of integrating theory with practice.