Among Tao Yuanming's existing poems, the greatest influence and achievement is

Among Tao Yuanming's existing poetry works, pastoral poetry has the greatest influence and the highest achievement. As the first reclusive poet in the history of China, Tao Yuanming's pastoral poems seem dull, but in fact they have profound implications, providing a spiritual home for ancient China literati. Whenever they encounter difficulties in politics, they will think of "Dongli", "Qiuju", "Nanshan" and "North Window", all of which represent the intentional discourse of this pastoral poem initiated by Tao Yuanming. In terms of literary style, the reason why Tao Yuanming's poems have been widely concerned is that the anthology has been sought after and widely known since the Tang Dynasty. His natural and simple poetic style set an example for later poets.

As a literary phenomenon, Tao Yuanming is very unique. This uniqueness lies not only in his far-reaching pastoral poems, but also in his ability to cultivate the countryside and get close to the people at the bottom, but in his surpassing the times and building a "paradise" that countless people dream of. If everyone can write pastoral poems, farming and reading rural areas are inherent in farming civilization, but not everyone can think of "Xanadu". Tao Yuanming, deeply influenced by Confucianism, has been pursuing the dream of "a trip to the main road and making the world public" since the Book of Rites. After more than ten years of social exploration, he chose a retrogressive seclusion. He is far away from officialdom, detached from things, and has not fallen. Instead, I will retreat and advance, join the countryside, become a person with independent personality and free thought, describe my rural life in words, and build my own "Xanadu" in words. He is a practitioner, like a utopian socialist, living his dream.

Tao Yuanming appeared as a poet in the history of China's cultural development. His pastoral poems, like a continuous peak, stand on the poetic scene of China culture. This peak is not isolated, it was born in the fertile soil of China culture, and he influenced generations of poets with his works and thoughts.