Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming (simplified Chinese: 陶渊明; traditional Chinese: 陶淵明; pinyin: Táo Yuānmíng; 365–427), also known as Tao Qian (pinyin: Táo Qián; also T'ao Ch'ien in Wade–Giles), was a Chinese poet and politician who was one of the best-known poets during the Six Dynasties period. He was born during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420) and died during the Liu Song (420–479) dynasty (Jin-Song transition). Tao Yuanming spent much of his life in reclusion, living in the countryside, farming, reading, drinking wine, receiving the occasional guest, and writing poems in which he often reflected on the pleasures and difficulties of life, as well as his decision to withdraw from civil service. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tao Yuanming has received more than 263,057 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Tao Yuanming is the 915th most popular writer (down from 809th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from China (down from 211th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Writer.

Tao Yuanming is most famous for his poems, which are often about the natural world. Tao Yuanming is also known for his Daoist beliefs, which include the idea that humans should live in harmony with nature.