The Peach Blossom Spring

"The Peach Blossom Spring" was written during a time of political instability and national disunity; and, according to the story, set in the same (the Taiyuan era of the Jin dynasty (266–420).

The Tang dynasty poet Li Bai referenced the Peach Blossom Spring in his poem "A Gift to Wang Lun" (贈汪倫, Zèng Wāng Lún, c. 750 CE).

"the Peach Spring beyond this world") has become a popular four-character idiom (chengyu), meaning an unexpectedly fantastic place off the beaten path, usually an unspoiled wilderness of great beauty.

The text inspired many later poems, some music compositions, art and a modern Taiwanese play-turned-movie, Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring.

[4] Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a national park based on The Peach Blossom Spring located in Taoyuan County, Hunan, China.

Depiction of the tale on a painting from the Long Corridor , Summer Palace, Beijing
A painting of the subject "The Peach Blossom Spring" by Qiu Ying (1494–1552)
The Peach-Blossom Spring , painted by Ding Yunpeng , 1582
The Peach-Blossom Spring , painted by Gu Fuzhen, 1706