Translation:
During the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a man in Wuling County who made a living by fishing. One day, he was boating along the stream and forgot about the distance. Suddenly I came across a peach blossom forest, growing on both sides of the stream, hundreds of steps long, with no other trees in the middle. The flowers and plants were fresh and beautiful, and fallen flowers were scattered on the ground. The fisherman was very surprised by this (the scenery in front of him) and continued to sail forward, hoping to reach the end of the forest.
The end of the peach forest is the birthplace of the stream, so a mountain appears. There is a small cave entrance on the mountain, and there seems to be a little light in the cave. So he got off the boat and entered through the entrance of the cave. At first, the entrance to the cave was very narrow, allowing only one person to pass through. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly became open and bright. (What appeared in front of him was) a flat and broad land with neat rows of houses.
The fisherman told them everything he knew in detail. After listening, they all sighed and felt sorry. The rest of the people invited the fisherman to their own homes and entertained him with food and wine. The fisherman stayed for a few days, said goodbye to the villagers, and left. The people in the village said to him: "Our place is not worth mentioning to outsiders!"
After the fisherman came out, he found his boat and went back along the old road, doing everything he could. mark. When he arrived at the county seat, he went to the prefect and reported his experience. The prefect immediately sent someone to follow him to look for the marks he had made before, but he finally lost his way and could no longer find the way to the Peach Blossom Spring.
Liu Ziji, a native of Nanyang, was a hermit with noble aspirations. After hearing this, he happily planned to go. But it didn't come true, and he died of illness soon after. After that, no one from Taohuayuan Road was asked.
Original text:
In the Taiyuan period of the Jin Dynasty, the people of Wuling were engaged in fishing. Walking by the stream, I forget how far the road is. Suddenly, I came across a peach blossom forest, hundreds of steps across the bank. There were no trees in the middle, the grass was delicious, and the fallen flowers were colorful. The fisherman was very surprised. He walked forward again, hoping to exhaust the forest.
When I ask what era this is, I don’t know that there was Han, regardless of Wei and Jin. What this person said one by one made everyone sigh. The rest of the people went to their homes again, where they all had wine and food. Stop for a few days and resign. The saying goes: "It's not enough to teach outsiders."
As soon as he got out and got his boat, he helped him to the road and looked for it everywhere. When he went to the county, he went to the prefect and said so. The prefect immediately sent people to follow him in search of his desired direction, but he became lost and could no longer find his way.
Nanyang Liu Ziji, a noble scholar, heard about it and went there happily. To no avail, those who seek illness end up with no further care.
Extended information:
Creative background
When he was young, Tao Yuanming originally had the ambition to "help the common people", but he lived in an era when the Jin and Song Dynasties changed hands. At this time, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was extremely corrupt, blindly surrendered to the outside world, and settled in a corner of the Yangtze River. The ruling group lived a debauched life, fought against each other internally, warlords fought for years, and taxation and corvee were heavy, which deepened the exploitation and oppression of the people.
In the turbulent years when the country was on the verge of collapse, Tao Yuanming's ambitions could not be realized at all. At the same time, the Eastern Jin Dynasty inherited the old system, implemented the clan system, and protected the privileges of the nobles and bureaucrats of the high-ranking gentry, resulting in intellectuals from small and medium-sized landowners having no opportunity to display their talents. An ancestor like Tao Yuanming only held one official position as a prefect.
People from poor families whose families have already declined will of course find it difficult to realize their ambitions. In addition, he has an upright character, is honest and honest, and is unwilling to grovel to cling to the powerful. As a result, he has a sharp conflict with the dirty and dark real society, and develops an incompatible feeling. In the first year of Yixi (405), he firmly and resolutely resigned as magistrate of Pengze County, which had only been in office for 81 days, and finally broke with the rulers. He retired to the countryside for a long time and worked in remote fields.
Baidu Encyclopedia—Peach Blossom Spring