What is the originator of Tao Yuanming?

Tao Yuanming (about 365-427) is a famous and intelligent figure, nicknamed Mr. Wu Liu, and is known as Mr. Jing Jie in the world. One is from Chaisang, Xunyang (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi), and the other is from Yifeng, Jiangxi. He was an outstanding poet, lyricist and essayist at the end of Eastern Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Liu Song Dynasty. He is the first landscape pastoral poet in China, and is known as "the ancestor of hermit poets in ancient and modern times" and "the originator of landscape pastoral poetry school".

Tao Yuanming served as Jiangzhou drinking sacrifice, Jianwei joining the army, Zhenjun joining the army, and pengze county's order. His last official position was Pengze county magistrate, who left his post for more than 80 days and then retired to the countryside. Tao Yuanming's works include Drinking, Peach Blossom Garden, Hui Xi Ci, Biography of Mr. Wuliu, etc. He is the first literary master in Jiangxi.

Tao Yuanming's Literary Thought

Tao Yuanming was a great thinker in the Middle Ages. His literary thought is an important part of the literary thought in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. His understanding of truth not only pays attention to the truth of history and life, but also pays attention to the truth of thoughts, feelings and ambitions, which is a perfect artistic truth. At the same time, his understanding of nature also shows the uniqueness of his literary thought. He doesn't talk about enlightenment, he doesn't carve things, he pays attention to the free expression of emotions and the naturalness of poetry, which is a very high realm.

However, both advocating artistic truth and advocating literary essence are for the free expression of life. This is the soul of Tao Yuanming's literary thought. Tao Yuanming has a very clear understanding of the hypocrisy and darkness of social personnel, so his seclusion is not a passive escape from reality, but has a profound positive significance in criticizing social reality.