Cultural Interpretation Of Tao Yuanming’s Story Of The Birth Of "the Peach Blossom Spring"

Tao yuanming’s most excellent work "the Peach Blossom Spring"(and poetry), the old collected works of Tao, are all has the essay and the poem. "The Peach Blossom Spring " is depicts the isolated a xanadu, reflects the social ideal of Tao yuanming. It is also an essay of utopia. This article produced after Jin Dynasty’s death. In Wei, jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, people was felt very painful, because of the war, the poverty, and the death. After the Han Dynasty, "Confucianism", "Taoism" have been constantly fusion, the status of the Taoist raise gradually; At this time, Buddhism also actively adapt to the Chinese culture, even use Taoist argumentation to explain themselves, to gain the people’s recognition; The lushan sangha organization with Hui Yuan is on reputation at that time, and make the pure land belief further sublimation, in this way, the pure land belief come into the mind of the more and more people. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Taoism thought still is the mainstream, society of extreme darkness makes many fairy tales arises at the historic moment, like mystery novels, these tales not only recorded what you see and what you want, but also express more expectations of the people for a better life. Ongoing conflict and dynastic changing make people produce the "doomsday" thought, the same thing was happened in many dark age in history, is the social status quo brings mental panic. So people hope the next life will be better or hope to being immortal people. This status quo gives the religious excellent hotbed. In addition, after Han Dynasty and Wei Dynasty, the thought of people become liberated, the study way, people mental attitude, and style of writing has become more and more liberated. So All of these factors from that era, directly or indirectly affects the mental of the Tao Yuanming and his life; After some struggling, the poet, will eventually released himself into the countryside. The "the Peach Blossom Spring" story come into being by that time.