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Complete translation of Taohuayuan

"Peach Blossom Garden" During the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a man in Wuling County who made a living by fishing. Row along the stream and forget the distance of the road. Suddenly I came across a peach blossom forest with hundreds of steps on both sides. There are no other trees. Flowers are tender and grass is bright, and there are many fallen flowers. The fisherman was shocked by the sight before him and rowed forward again, trying to cross the peach blossom forest. Taolin stopped at the source of the stream and saw a mountain with a small hole and a faint light. The fisherman gave up the boat and got in through the hole. At first, it was very narrow and only one person was allowed to pass. After dozens of steps, it suddenly became open and bright. The land is flat and wide, the houses are neat, there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry fields and bamboo forests. The paths in the field are intertwined, and chickens crow and dogs bark. People in the middle come and go to farm and work, men and women dress like the world outside the Peach Blossom Garden, and the old people and children are comfortable and happy. People in the Peach Blossom Garden were surprised to see the fisherman and asked him where he came from. The fisherman answered the question in detail. Someone invited the fisherman to his home and treated him to kill chickens with wine. When people in the village heard that there was such a person, they all came to ask for information. They themselves said that their ancestors led their wives, children and neighbors to this isolated place in order to avoid the war in the Qin Dynasty, and never went out from here again, so they cut off contact with outsiders. People in Taohuayuan asked what dynasty it was, but they didn't know there was a Han dynasty, let alone a Wei and Jin dynasty. The fisherman told them what he had heard in detail, and everyone in the village sighed. The rest invited the fisherman to their home, and they all served him wine and food. The fisherman stayed for a few days, took leave and left. The people here said to the fisherman, "The situation here is not worth telling people outside!" " "After the fisherman left the Peach Blossom Garden, he found his boat and went back along the old road, marking everywhere. When I arrived in the county seat, I met the prefect and told my own experience. The satrap immediately sent someone to follow him, looking for the mark he had made before, but he got lost and couldn't find the way to the Peach Blossom Garden. Liu Ziji, a noble hermit from Nanyang, heard about it and happily planned to go. Didn't come true, and soon died of illness. Since then, no one has been to the Peach Blossom Garden.