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Existing relevant studies mostly focus on the adaptation of visual forms or the simple implementation of AI technology, thus lacking a systematic research framework for the cross-cultural psychological translation of brush-and-ink psychology. Based on cultural psychology and cross-cultural communication theories, this study systematically analyzes the brush-and-ink psychological symbol system, dissects the core differences in East-West aesthetic psychology, and explores AI\u2019s effectiveness in cross-cultural psychological translation across three critical facets: intelligent decoding, visual adaptation, and immersive experience extension. Furthermore, it constructs a three-dimensional pathway model of \u201cbrush-and-ink psychology \u2014 AI translation \u2014 aesthetic empathy,\u201d identifies the core challenges in AI translation practice, and proposes targeted optimization strategies. 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