The first is drinking poems, such as his Twenty Drinking Poems, which use the intoxicating voice to criticize those upper-class people whose right and wrong are reversed and their reputation is similar. Or expose the decadent darkness of the world; Or reflect the sinister occupation; Or express the joy of the poet after he quit the officialdom; He was also the first poet in history to write a large number of drinking poems, which was of course related to his "sexual alcoholism". Later, Li Bai praised him greatly and borrowed from Tao Yuanming in his poems.
Secondly, poems chanting for the bosom are represented by Miscellaneous Poems 12 and Shan Hai Jing 13. Most of these 12 miscellaneous poems show their political depression after retirement and express their noble personality of not colluding with the secular world. It can be seen that the poet's inner feelings are infinitely deep and broad. 13 people who read The Classic of Mountains and Seas express the same content by reciting the wonders in The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
The third is pastoral poetry, which is also his most important achievement, and the number of poems is also the largest. It can be said that he opened up the pastoral school in the history of literature. This kind of poetry fully shows the poet's lofty interest and noble moral integrity. It fully shows the poet's extreme hatred and complete break with the dark officialdom; It fully shows the poet's love for simple pastoral life, his understanding of labor and his friendly feelings for working people. It fully shows the poet's pursuit and yearning for the ideal world, among which the famous ones are "Returning to the Pastoral Residence", "Returning to Xi Ci" and "Peach Blossom Garden".