Chronicle of Tao Yuanming - Chronicle Series

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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Tao Yuanming, as a historical figure, was an eyewitness to the chaotic events during the transition from the Jin to the Song dynasties. Although he never expressed passionate indignation, he was not entirely oblivious or indifferent to the affairs of the time. As Mr. Lu Xun pointed out, the essay "On Wine" in Tao's collected works speaks of the politics of the time. Additionally, according to research, the poem "To Yang the Long History" was written after he heard the news of Liu Yu's recapture of Chang'an and Luoyang. The poem states, "Sages and wise men left their traces behind, everything centered in the middle. Could he forget his wandering heart's desire? The passageways of mountains and rivers cannot be crossed. The nine realms have just been unified, and he will set sail to govern." This shows his concern for the unification of the nation. Moreover, during the transition period, Tao Yuanming adopted the attitude of "dropping his robe and returning to the fields," which had a profound influence on later scholars and literati. From a historical perspective, Tao Yuanming himself and his literary works are also a subject of study. The authors of the nine chronologies included in this book are either well-known in official histories or obscure figures. Here, following the principle of providing detailed information on the ancient and brief on the modern, I will briefly introduce them. The nine chronologies selected for this compilation are based on the following original texts:
(1) "Lili" uses the "Shao Tao Lu" from the Yun Tao Tang and the Qing Dynasty edition from Lu Xinran's Ten Thousand Volume Pavilion.
(2) "Tao Jingjie Mr. Year Spectrum" uses the "Lingfeng Cao Tang Series" edition.
(3) "Wu Spectrum" uses the edition with Li Gonghuan's annotations on the "Tao Yuanming Collection."
(4) "Liu Village Spectrum" uses the Qing Yongzheng 7th year edition with Gu Yi's preface.
(5) "Jin Tao Jingjie Year Spectrum" uses the Qing Daoguang 23rd year edition from the "Yizhiqi Four Spectra."
(6) "Tao Jingjie Mr. Year Spectrum" uses the 1955 edition from the Literary Ancient Books Publishing Society.
(7) "Jin Tao Hui Shi Year Spectrum" uses the Qing Guangxu 4th year edition from the "Yuzhang Xianxian Nine Family Year Spectra."
(8) "Tao Yuanming Year Spectrum" uses the 1923 edition from the Commercial Press.
(9) "Tao Jingjie Year Spectrum" uses the 1935 edition from the Zhonghua Book Company's "Lengbing Cao Tang Five Species."