Tao poetry, like its life track, can be divided into three categories: drinking poetry, nostalgia poetry and pastoral poetry. In the drinking poems represented by Twenty Drinking Poems, the poet brilliantly reveals the cruelty of the ruling class and the corruption of the upper class with an intoxicating style. In his despised and rejected poems, we read a poet's broad-minded and distant interest. Take Zapoems as an example. For example, he expressed his lofty aspirations and noble life goals in an elegant way. In the pastoral poems represented by Guiyuan, we see a noble, quiet and simple poet image. Under his weak and peaceful sentence, there is a poet's sincere heart. "Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan" and "Warm Far Village, Yi Yi Ruins"
Through the lines of Tao Yuanming's poems, we can vaguely see the ideal society in Tao Yuanming's mind: Christina feasted by the river, singing and dancing. There is no oppression and harm between people, and there is no conflict between countries. It can be the first time that Huang Lao thinks that "chickens and dogs hear each other, and people die without each other", or it can be the "big world" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Obviously, it can be seen. It was out of tune with the social background at that time. In an era of frequent wars, a man with a noble heart can have two choices: to become a prince or to live in seclusion in Shan Ye. Therefore, when Tao Yuanming's door is closed at present, he actually has only one way to go. He had no choice. He had no choice.
At first, Tao Yuanming's seclusion, relying on the charity of relatives and friends and the harvest of crops, seemed barely acceptable. He works at sunrise every day and rests at sunset. Every day, he can spare some time to write and draw at will in his spare time. A thin collection of poems came out one after another. "There are more than ten acres of square houses and eight or nine huts", although it is not a big fish and big meat every day. After all, the leisure of literati can't be compared with the hard work of villagers in the mountains. It didn't take long for the poet's normal daily life to be stretched. First, he stopped cooking, and then he was hungry for several days. "Every day in summer, he suffers from insomnia on cold nights." Finally, an unexpected fire took away all his property. The poet was trapped in poverty and disease and ended his life in a hurry.
The Wei-Jin character of not bending over five buckets of rice has been released and sublimated to the greatest extent in Tao Yuanming. This dilemma beyond survival instinct has created unparalleled personality strength. It can make people forget the gains and losses, regardless of life and death, and it can also make people work hard, be graceful and inspiring. This personality power centered on Wei and Jin Dynasties comes from three sources: Boyi Shu Qi, who doesn't eat Zhou Li, and Taibai poet, who doesn't flatter powerful people.
As an important representative of Wei-Jin literature, Tao Yuanming's contribution lies not only in his creation of a school of poetry, but also in his real discovery of himself. His poetry has changed from the flowery rhetoric of the ancients to the spiritual carrier of self-expression. The Wei and Jin scholars headed by Tao Yuanming are valuable here. Scholars in this period are no longer simply political tools of the state machine. But has actually become an independent individual. From the persistence of political power to the concern for self, this is both a precious step and a thorny step. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger. Even if you get away with it, you have to pay a painful price. There are many such examples in history. Arrogant Ruan Ji can only cry all day. The arrogant Ji Kang also brought about his own destruction. Throughout the Millennium, it can be said that there is no exaggeration, and only scholars in Wei and Jin dynasties dare to take this earth-shattering and heavy step. It is prescient that history chose this group to complete such a dangerous and shocking leap.
Tao Yuanming's poetic spirit and ideal personality have influenced generations of later generations of literati, among which Li Taibai said that "the son of heaven never boarded the ship, but claimed to be a fairy in wine"; There is Du Gongbu, "Death without regret often makes heroes cry"; There is also Su Dongpo, a romantic figure through the ages. These poems, which exude eternal light, have injected endless life and vitality into China literature. They are like towering peaks, supporting the spiritual backbone of the Chinese nation. It can be concluded that it is precisely because of this single spark of Tao Yuanming that the poetry of later generations started a prairie fire.
A red cliff made Su Dongpo; A pot of turbid wine completed the Li Taibai; Once in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Tao Yuanming came true.