Cao Xueqin's friends Guo Min and Guo Cheng did not compare Cao Xueqin with any ancient poet in their poems.

Tao Yuanming (352 or 365-427), with a cheerful personality, is also known as "the realm" and is known as Mr. realm in the world. Chaisang people in Xunyang. A great poet and poet at the end of Eastern Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Southern Song Dynasty. He served as Jiangzhou Wine Sacrifice, Jianwei Army, Zhenjun, and Pengze County Order, and the last official position was Pengze County Order. He left his post for more than 80 days and retired to the countryside. He is the first pastoral poet in China, and is known as the "School of Ancient and Modern Hermit Poetry", with a collection of Tao Yuanming.