There were many upright writers in ancient China who could maintain themselves in the corrupt officialdom and did not bow to evil forces. Tao Yuanming was one of them. Everyone knows Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring". The beautiful life described in it is very fascinating. Tao Yuanming was born in Chaisang, Xunyang, which is now Jiujiang, Jiangxi.
Tao Yuanming once served as a county magistrate, but he resigned after more than eighty days. Because he was dissatisfied with the government at that time, he retired to the countryside. Tao Yuanming is China's first pastoral poet. 1. Tao Yuanming was born into a wealthy family, but he saw through the officialdom and resigned to live in seclusion
Tao Yuanming's hometown is in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. His family has been very well off since he was a child. His grandfather once served as a prefect. It was not until Tao Yuanming was eight years old that his family began to decline. Tao Yuanming studied Confucian literature since he was a child, and developed a quiet and unconventional character. Later, he was influenced by Taoist thought and fell in love with nature. Therefore, Tao Yuanming embodies the two thoughts of Taoism and Confucianism.
In his twenties, Tao Yuanming engaged in official life to make a living. During his official career, he became a low-level official because of the pressure of life. At the age of twenty-nine, he took up the post of state priest, and soon after that he took the position. Later, he held many positions, and then he resigned and went home to live leisurely. 2. After Tao Yuanming resigned many times, he understood his true purpose of returning to his hometown.
Tao Yuanming’s last official position was Peng Zeling. Because of the death of his sister, Tao Yuanming resigned and lived in seclusion until the end of his life. Tao Yuanming's political attitude and thoughts at this time were very mature. He was different from returning to rural farming in the past, and he understood more clearly why he did what he did. In the past, rural life was like the life of landlords, but now more and more people are living the life of farmers.
It was also at this time that Tao Yuanming created many poetry collections about pastoral life. Later, a fire broke out at home and the houses were burned down. Tao Yuanming was forced to move to another place. The imperial court called him to serve as an official, but Tao Yuanming said he was ill and did not apply. 3. Tao Yuanming’s pastoral literature was admired by later generations and established his status as a pastoral poet
Most of Tao Yuanming’s poems and essays are pastoral poems, and he is also the most accomplished collection of poems. Tao Yuanming's pastoral poems express the poet's noble integrity, his simple feelings for pastoral life, his friendly feelings towards the working people, and his pursuit and yearning for an ideal life.
It is unprecedented for Tao Yuanming, as a scholar, to have such noble feelings and broadmindedness. In Tao Yuanming's poems, we can see his disgust for reality and his love for pastoral life. We can also see Tao Yuanming's joy as a laborer.
Summary
Tao Yuanming has a very high status and influence in literary history. Born in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, he was influenced by Confucianism and Taoism. He has longed for nature since he was a child. An unfettered life. Tao Yuanming's love for labor and nature is vividly displayed in his literary works. His emotions and poetry are of their own, which is a very high level. Tao Yuanming put pastoral life into poetry and opened up a new literature Variety has contributed tremendously to Chinese culture.