During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were very few pastoral poets, and only Ruan Ji, Xie Lingyun and others complemented Tao Yuanming.
As a poetic image, "truth" appears many times in his poems, and its connotation is the natural nature of simplicity and innocence. Tao Yuanming's complex thoughts, unique personality, birth class and living environment at that time all prompted him to pursue frankness and simplicity in personality, and also formed his aesthetic style of depicting the true scenery, expressing the true feelings, expressing the true meaning and realizing the truth in his poetry creation.
Influenced by metaphysics at that time, both Xie Tao and He advocated natural philosophy. However, due to the differences in cultural situation and various conditions, their understanding of the so-called "nature" has similarities and differences. After careful analysis and comparison, it is natural to show the true colors and complement each other. One is a recluse poet with chic charm, and the other is a landscape poet with lofty heart and refined talent. Tao Yuanming and Xie Lingyun are both epoch-making figures in China poetry circle. The two writers selected in this book, Tao Yuanming and Xie Lingyun, can dominate the literary world with their brand-new creations. Tao brings the freehand brushwork tradition of ancient poetry to the extreme, and browsing is interesting.