the first paragraph
During the Jin-Tai-Yuan period, Wu Lingren took fishing as his occupation. Walk along the stream and forget the distance. Suddenly I met the peach blossom forest and grabbed the shore for hundreds of steps. There are no miscellaneous trees in it, and the grass is delicious and colorful. Fishermen are very different. If you go any further, you will want to be poor.
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In the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a man in Wuling County who made a living by fishing. One day, they rowed along the stream and forgot the distance. Suddenly I met a peach blossom forest, which grows on both sides of the stream and stretches for hundreds of steps. There are no other trees in the middle, but flowers and plants are everywhere, bright and beautiful, and flowers fall one after another. The fisherman was surprised at what he saw. He rowed forward again, trying to reach the end of Taolin.
The second paragraph
If there is no water in the forest, make a mountain. The mountain has a small mouth and seems to have light. Leave the ship and enter through the mouth. Only by being narrow at first can we understand people. Take a few steps and you will be suddenly enlightened. The land is flat and spacious, so is the house. There are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboo. There is a lot of traffic in the building, and chickens and dogs hear each other. Some men and women dressed like strangers. The yellow hair hangs low and enjoys itself.
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At the end of Taolin is the birthplace of the stream, so a mountain appears, and there is a cave on the mountain, which looks a little bright. He left the boat and went in through the hole. At first (the hole) was very narrow, only one person could pass through. I took dozens of steps forward and suddenly became wide and bright. The land is flat and open, the houses are neat, and there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboo forests. The fields are criss-crossed, and the crows of chickens and dogs are heard. People there come and go, farming and working in the fields, and men and women dress like people outside the Peach Blossom Garden. The old man and the children are very happy and have a good time.
The third paragraph
Seeing the fisherman, he was startled, asked what he had never said, and answered. You have to go home and set up wine to kill chickens for dinner. When the village heard about this man, Xian came to inquire. Since Master Yunzu escaped from the chaos of the Qin Dynasty and led his wife to this desperate situation, he did not come back and separated from outsiders. You ask what this world is, and I don't know if there are any Han Chinese, regardless of Wei and Jin Dynasties. This man speaks every word with a sigh. The others went home, eating and drinking. Stop for a few days and resign. There is a saying in China: "The humanity of outsiders is not satisfactory." ?
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The villagers were very surprised when they saw the fisherman. They asked him where he was from, and he gave a detailed answer to the people in the village. People in the village invited him to their house to cook (entertain him). When the villagers heard that there was such a person, they all came to inquire about the news. They themselves said that their ancestors came to this isolated place with their wives, children and fellow villagers in order to avoid the war in the Qin Dynasty, and never went out from here again, thus being isolated from the world outside the Peach Blossom Garden. When they asked what dynasty it was, they didn't even know it existed in the Han Dynasty, let alone the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The fisherman told them everything he heard in detail, and they all lamented and regretted it. The rest invited the fisherman to their home and took out the food (to entertain him). After staying for a few days, the fisherman said goodbye (to the villagers) and left. People here told him: "(We are here) is not worth telling the world outside the Peach Blossom Garden!"
Fourth paragraph
Help the road when you get off the boat, and you are determined everywhere. And the county, Yi Taishou, said so. The satrap means to send someone with him to find what he wants, get lost, get lost.
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(Fisherman) has come out. When he finds his boat, he will mark it everywhere along the old road. In the county, I visited the satrap and reported this experience. The satrap immediately sent someone to follow him, looking for the mark he had made before, and finally lost his way and couldn't find his way again.
Section 5
Liu Ziji, a noble family, heard about it and gladly did it. If you fail, you will find the disease. Nobody took care of it after that.
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Liu Ziji, a native of Nanyang, is a hermit with noble thoughts. Hearing this, he was happy to leave. But it didn't happen. Soon, he died of illness. Since then, no one has explored the Peach Blossom Garden.