ON TAO YUANMING AND XIE LINGYUN'S HISTORICAL STATUS

The literary circle in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was suffocated by the metaphysics poem over hundred years. Thus the literature called the times seaman, As a result, both Tao Yuan-ming's idyll poem and Xie Lingyun's scenic poem just arose at the historic moment, which had the time's certainty. However, their influences on the literary arena actually presented the enormous difference, which is a fortuitousness that respective condition caused. It showed in two sides: different mass media and life experiences as a result of their family background.