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Taohuayuan (Chinese: 桃花源, meaning "Peach blossom source") is a scenic area in Taoyuan County, Hunan, China, in memory of Tao Yuanming's The Peach Blossom Spring. It has been a sacred Taoist site since the Tang dynasty. Taohuayuan was made an AAAAA-level national forest park in 2020. [1]
The Tale of the Peach-Blossom Land. The “Tale of the Peach-Blossom Land” (Chinese: 桃花源記; pinyin: Taohuayuan Ji) is set during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin dynasty. It tells the story of a fisherman who discovers a secluded valley (Shi Wai Tao Yuan) located on the other side of a narrow cave.
Depiction of the tale on a painting from the Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beijing. The Peach Blossom Spring (Chinese: 桃花源記; pinyin: Táohuā Yuán Jì; lit. 'Source of the Peach Blossoms', also translated as “(The Record of) the Peach Blossom”), [1] [2] or Peach Blossom Spring Story or The Peach Blossom Land was a fable written by Tao Yuanming in 421 CE about a chance discovery of ...
Li Xiangjun (Chinese: 李香君; 1624–1654) was a Gējì during the Ming dynasty. [1] Her life was dramatised in the play The Peach Blossom Fan. [2] Li Xiangjun's romance with Hou Fangyu has been called one of the greatest romances of Chinese history. [3] She is one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai (Chinese: 秦淮八艳) described by late ...
Taohua Chuanqi (桃花傳奇; 'The Legend of the Peach Blossom') In the jianghu, there is a mysterious clan of unknown origin who practise a strange religion. In every generation, a girl will be chosen from within the clan to serve as their Sacred Maiden, who must then take a vow of celibacy.
Peach blossoms are highly prized in Chinese culture. The ancient Chinese believed the peach to possess more vitality than any other tree because their blossoms appear before leaves sprout. When early rulers of China visited their territories, they were preceded by sorcerers armed with peach rods to protect them from spectral evils.
Kong Shangren (Chinese: 孔尚任; pinyin: Kǒng Shàngrèn; Wade–Giles: K'ung Shang-jen; 1648 – 1718) was a Qing dynasty dramatist and poet best known for his chuanqi play The Peach Blossom Fan [1] about the last days of the Ming dynasty. [2] Kong Shangren tomb in the Cemetery of Confucius, Qufu