桃花源记英译7种

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桃花源记 【晋•陶渊明】

晋太元中，武陵人捕鱼为业，缘溪行，忘路之远近。忽逢桃花林，夹

岸数百步，中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷；渔人甚异之。复前行，

欲穷其林。林尽水源，便得一山。山有小口，仿佛若有光，便舍船，

从口入。

初极狭，才通人；复行数十步，豁然开朗。土地平旷，屋舍俨然。有

良田、美池、桑、竹之属，阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻。其中往来种作，男

女衣着，悉如外人；黄发垂髫，并佁然自乐。见渔人，乃大惊，问所

从来；具答之。便要还家，设酒、杀鸡、作食。村中闻有此人，咸来

问讯。自云：先世避秦时乱，率妻子邑人来此绝境，不复出焉；遂与

外人间隔。问今是何世？乃不知有汉，无论魏、晋！此人一一为具言

所闻，皆叹惋。余人各复延至其家，皆出酒食，停数日，辞去。此中

人语云：“不足为外人道。”

既出，得其船，便扶向路，处处志之。及郡下，诣太守，说如此。太

守即遣人随其往，寻向所志，遂迷不复得路。南阳刘子骥，高尚士也，

闻之，欣然规往，未果，寻病终。后遂无问津者。

The Peach Colony (translated by Lin Yutang 林语堂)

During the reign of Taiyuan of Chin, there was a fisherman of Wuling.

One day he was walking along a bank. After having gone a certain

distance, he suddenly came upon a peach grove which extended along the

bank for about a hundred yards. He noticed with surpri that the grove

had a magic effect, so singularly free from the usual mingling of

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brushwood, while the beautifully grassy ground was covered with its ro

petals. He went further to explore, and when he came to the end of the

grove, he saw a spring which came from a cave in the hill, Having

noticed that there emed to be a weak light in the cave, he tied up his

boat and decided to go in and explore. At first the opening was very

narrow, barely wide enough for one person to go in. After a dozen steps,

it opened into a flood of light. He saw before his eyes a wide, level valley,

with hous and fields and farms. There were bamboos and mulberries;

farmers were working and dogs and chickens were running about. The

dress of the men and women were like tho of the outside world, and

the old men and children appeared very happy and contented. They were

greatly astonished to e the fisherman and asked him where he had come

from. The fisherman told them and was invited to their homes, where

wine was rved and chicken was killed for dinner to entertain him. The

villagers hearing of his coming all came to e him and to talk. They said

that their ancestors had come here as refugees to escape from the tyranny

of Tsin Shih-huang (builder of Great Wall) some six hundred years ago,

and they had never left it. They were thus completely cut off from the

world, and asked what was the ruling dynasty now. They had not even

heard of the Han Dynasty (two centuries before to two centuries after

Christ), not to speak of the Wei (third century A.D.) and the Chin (third

and fourth centuries). The fisherman told them, which they heard with

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great amazement. Many of the other villagers then began to invite him to

their homes by turn and feed him dinner and wine. After a few days, he

took leave of them and left. The villagers begged him not to tell the

people outside about their colony. The man found his boat and came back,

marking with signs the route he had followed. He went to the magistrate's

office and told the magistrate about it. The latter nt someone to go with

him and find the place. They looked for the signs but got lost and could

never find it again. Liu Tchi of Nanyang was a great idealist. He heard

of this story, and planned to go and find it, but was taken ill and died

before he could fulfill his wish. Since then, no one has gone in arch of

this place.

Peach-Blossom Springs (trasnlated by Roland C. Fang 方重) (A Pro

Narrative)

During the reign of Emperor Shao-Wu of Eastern Tsin there was once a

native of Wuling, who lived on fishing. One day he rowed up a stream,

and soon forgot how far he had gone. All of a sudden he came upon a

peach grove. For hundreds of paces along both banks of the stream, the

peach-trees were in full bloom. No other trees were to be en in the

whole grove. The soft grass looked fresh and beautiful. Here and there

falling blossoms were dancing gracefully in a thousand hues. The

fisherman was beside himlf with amazement. He went on further in

order to reach the uppermost limits of the grove. As the peaches came to

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an end, the headsprings of the stream was found to issue from the side of

a mountain. A narrow cave-like opening showed him some light that

emed to emerge from within. Leaving his boat he ventured in. At first it

was just wide enough to admit one person. But after a few dozen paces an

extensive view suddenly appeared before him. He saw the level plain

stretch out far and wide, and the hous and homesteads all neatly

arranged. Rich rice-fields, picturesque ponds, and mulberry and bamboo

groves were everywhere. The foot-paths crosd and re-crosd one

another. As the cocks crowed, the dogs barked in return. All the

inhabitants busied themlves with farm work in the same manner as the

people outside, so did their men and women attire themlves. The

yellow-tresd梳成发髻的 old folk and the youngsters with flowing hair

were all living in lf-contentment. Seeing the fisherman they were so

eager to find out from whence he came. He made his answers accordingly

and was invited to their homes to be entertained with chicken and wine.

Others in the village, on hearing of the arrival of a stranger, also flocked

round to make inquiries. Of their own accord they told him of the

forefathers who had, during the troublous times of the Chins, sought

refuge in this place of absolute clusion together with their families and

neighbours. After having ttled down here they never thought of going

out again. They had been so cut off from the rest of the world that a

knowledge of the times would be a revelation to them. They had not

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heard of the Han Dynasty, not to say the Wei and the Tsin. The fisherman

informed them all about the changes, and they could not help being

deeply affected. Then more of them asked him to dine by turns. It was not

until veral days later that he begged to take leave. He was bidden,

however, to keep to himlf all the things talked about among them, for,

they said, such matters would not be worth imparting to the outside world.

Our fisherman came out, found his boat again, and took care to leave

marks all along his way home. As soon as he was back to the city he told

his adventure to the magistrate, who nt men to go with him. They tried

to trace the marks he had left, but failed, and lost their way thither. A

good scholar of Nanyang, on learning of it, was anxious to re-discover the

place. Nor did he succeed, and died soon of illness. Ever since then, few

have attempted the passage again

A Tale of the Fountain of the Peach Blossom Spring 罗经国

In the year of Taiyuan (2) of the Jin Dynasty, there lived a man in

Wuling Prefecture (3) who earned his living by fishing. One day, he

rowed his boat along a stream, unaware of how far he had gone when all

of a sudden, he found himlf in the midst of a wood full of peach

blossoms. The wood extended veral hundred footsteps along both banks

of the stream. There were no trees of other kinds. The fragrant grass was

fresh and beautiful and peach petals fell in riotous profusion. The

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fisherman was so curious that he rowed on, in hopes of discovering where

the trees ended.

At the end of the wood was the fountainhead of the stream. The

fisherman beheld a hill, with a small opening from which issued a

glimmer of light. He stepped ashore to explore the crevice. His first steps

took him into a passage that accommodated only the width of one person.

After he progresd about scores of paces, it suddenly widened into an

open field. The land was flat and spacious. There were hous arranged in

good order with fertile fields, beautiful ponds, bamboo groves, mulberry

trees and paths crisscrossing the fields in all directions. The crowing of

cocks and the barking of dogs were within hearing of each other. In the

fields the villagers were busy with farm work. Men and women were

dresd like people outside. They all, old and young, appeared happy.

They were surprid at eing the fisherman, who, being asked

where he came from, answered their every question. Then they invited

him to visit their homes, killed chickens, and rved wine to entertain him.

As the words of his arrival spread, the entire village turned out to greet

him. They told him that their ancestors had come to this isolated haven,

bringing their families and the village people, to escape from the turmoil

during the Qin Dynasty and that from then onwards, they had been cut off

from the outside world. They were curious to know what dynasty it was

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now. They did not know the Han Dynasty, not to mention the Wei and the

Jin dynasties. The fisherman told them all the things they wanted to know.

They sighed. The villagers offered him one hospitality after another. They

entertained him with wine and delicious food. After veral days, the

fisherman took his leave. The village people entreated him not to let

others know of their existence.

Once out, the fisherman found his boat and rowed homeward,

leaving marks all the way. When he came back to the prefecture, he

reported his adventure to the prefect, who immediately nt people to

look for the place, with the fisherman as a guide. However, the marks he

had left could no longer be found. They got lost and could not find the

way.

Liu Ziji of Nanyang Prefecture (4), a learned scholar of high repute,

was excited when hearing the fisherman's story. He devid a plan to find

the village, but it was not carried out. Liu died soon afterwards, and after

his death, no one el made any attempt to find it.

(1)This piece of writing is regarded as one of the earliest pieces about

Utopianism in Chine Literature (2)Taiyuan was the title of the reign

of Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

(3)Wuling Prefecture is today's Changde City, Hunan Province.

(4) Nanyang is today's Nanyang City, Henan Province.

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The Peach Blossom Visionary Land（孙大雨 译）

During the Tai-yuan years of the dynasty Jin, a fisherman from the

county of Wuling strolled on the bank of a stream, forgetting the distance

of his track, into a grove of blossoming peach trees all at once. For

veral hundred steps along the bank side, there were no other trees; the

sward was freshly green and fallen petals of the peach blooms were

scattered on the grass verdure. The fisherman, surprid by the sight,

walked on to e where the grove would end. It ended at the source of the

stream, where there was a mountain. An aperture opened on the mount,

from which light emed to be emitted.

The man abandoned his boat and entered the opening. It was

narrow at first, just enough to pass through. After veral tens of steps,

the way led to vast spaciousness. The land was level and expanded,

hous were spread out in good order; goodly farms, fair ponds and

mulberry and bamboo thickets were to be en everywhere. The ways and

cross roads were stretched out far and wide. Cocks' crew and dogs'

barking were heard here and there. The men and women coming and

going in their tilling and handicraft work were dresd all like people

outside. The aged with hair of light beige and children with cut hair

fringing their foreheads all looked gay and contented. Seeing the

fisherman, people were greatly surprid, asking him whence he came

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from and being replied to. They then invited him to their homes, offering

wine and killing chickens for entertainment. When it was generally

known in the village that there was this man, more people came to e

and ask questions of him. They all said that their forefathers, fleeing from

turmoils during the Qin Dynasty, led their families and villagers hither to

this isolated district to stay, and so being parated from the outside

world. They asked what time it was then, knowing not there was any

dynasty Han, to say nothing of tho of Wei and Jin. The man answered

them all in details, whereon they heaved sighs and exclamations. All the

others also invited him verally to their homes for hospitality. After

many a day, he made his departure. They told him not to publicize his

sojourn there.

When out, he sought out his boat and noted cloly the way leading

to the aperture of the mount. After his return to the chief town of the

county, he went to the alderman and made a report of his outlandish

excursion. The county official dispatched a man to follow him whereto he

would lead. But he could not find the spots he had noted on his way back

and so lost the whereabouts of the grove of blossoming peach trees. Liu

Ziji of Nanyang, a scholar of high repute, hearing of the story sought to

find out the place. He fell sick and died, before his attempted trial.

Thereafter, no one ever ventured the visionary deed.

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The Peach Blossom Source Tao Yuanming（谢百魁 译）

One day in the Taiyuan period of the Jin Dynasty, a native of

Wuling Prefecture, being a fisherman by trade, was boating in a stream.

Oblivious of the distance that he had covered, he came upon a peach

grove, which lined the banks of the stream for veral hundred paces. The

grove was unmixed with any other trees and was carpeted with fragrant

and tender grass, while the newly opened blossom was a riot of pink. The

fisherman much wondered and proceeded further, hoping to reach the end

of the grove, which turned out to be the head of the stream. There he was

confronted with a crag, which had a small orifice looking as if it were lit

by a dim light. Then he abandoned the boat and entered the opening.

At first the cave was very narrow, only passable for one person.

After a further walk of veral dozen paces, a broad view burst upon his

sight. He saw an even and wide tract of land, on which some hous were

arranged in good order, with fertile lands, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees

and bamboos all around them. The fields were crisscrosd with ridged

paths. The cocks and dogs heard and echoed each other. The clothes worn

by the men and women tilling the land were identical with tho of the

outsiders. The aged and the adolescent all enjoyed themlves in blissful

ea.

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At sight of the fisherman, they were dumbfounded. Then they asked

whence he came, and he answered their questions one by one. He was

soon invited to their homes, treated to a dinner with wine and chicken.

Hearing of the stranger, the villagers all came to e him and made him

inquiries. By their own account their ancestors, in order to escape from

the tumults of war during the Qin Dynasty, led their wives, children and

townsmen to this cluded place, and never went out again. Thus they

were isolated from the outside world. Their inquiries about the prent

times showed that they had no idea of the Han, let alone the Wei and Jin

dynasties. The fisherman told them everything he knew, and they were all

surprid and regretted their ignorance. The remaining folks also invited

him to their homes, entertaining him with wine and food. The fisherman,

having stayed for veral days, bade them farewell. The people said to

him, “There is no need to tell the outside world about us.”

Having left the cave, the fisherman found his boat and rowed along

the former route, making marks all the way. Upon his return in the

prefecture he visited the prefect and gave him a detailed account. The

latter immediately nt some people as his escort, tracing the marks in

arch of the place. But they went astray and lost their way.

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Liu Ziji of Nanyang, a high-minded reclu, having been informed

of it, t out gladly for this unknown village, but to no purpo. Later he

died of illness. Afterwards, no one went to arch for it again.

Peach-Blossom Source (translated by A. R. Davis)

During the Taiyuan period (376--396) of Jin a man of Wuling,

who made his living as a fisherman, ascended a stream,

forgetful of the distance he traveled. Suddenly he came upon

a grove of peach trees in blossom. They lined the banks for

veral hundred paces: among them were no other kinds of tree.

The fragrant herbage was fresh and beautiful; fallen blossom

lay in profusion. The fisherman, in extreme wonder, again went

forward, wishing to go to the end of the grove,. The grove ended

at the stream's source, and there he found a hill. In the hill

was a small opening from which a light emed to come. So he

left his boat and went in through the opening. At first it was

very narrow, barely allowing a man to pass, but as he went on

for some tens of paces, it came out into the open air, upon

lands level and wide with hous of a stately appearance. There

fine fields and beautiful pools, clumps of mulberries and

bamboos. The field dykes intercted; cocks crowed and dogs

barked to each other. The clothes of the men and women who came

and went, planted and worked among them were entirely like

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tho of people outside. The white-haired and the children with

their hair in tufts happily enjoyed themlves.

When they saw the fisherman, they were greatly surprid and

asked from what place he came. When he had answered all their

questions, they invited him to come back to their home, where

they t out wine, killed a chicken and made a meal. When the

villagers heard of this man, they all came to pay their respects.

They told him that their ancestors, fleeing from the troubles

during the Qin period (221BC--208BC), had brought their wives

and children and neighbours to this inaccessible spot and had

not gone out again. Thus they became cut off from people outside.

They asked what dynasty it was now: they did not know that there

had been Han (206 BC--220AD, nor of courts Wei (220--265AD)

or Jin. The fisherman told them all he knew, item by item, and

at everything they sighed with grief. The others in turn also

invited him to their homes, and all t out wine and food. He

stayed for veral days and then took leave of them. The people

of this place said to him: "You should not speak of this to

tho outside."

When he had gone out, he found his boat and folllowed the route

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by which he had come: everywhere he noted the way. When he

reached the commandery, he called on the prefect and told him

this story. The prefect immediately nt a man to go with him

and ek out the places he had previously noted, but they went

astray and could not find the way again.

Liu Ziji of Nanyang, who was a scholar of lofty ideals, heard

of it and joyfully planned to go. Soon after, before he had

carried out his plan, he fell ill and died. Afterwards there

was no one who "sought the ford".

Peach Blossom Shangri-la Tao YuanMing

Translated and proofed by Rick Davis and David Steelman

During the Taiyuan era [2] of the Jin Dynasty [3] there was

a man of Wuling [4] who made his living as a fisherman. Once

while following a stream he forgot how far he had gone. He

suddenly came to a grove of blossoming peach trees. It lined

both banks for veral hundred paces and included not a single

other kind of tree. Petals of the dazzling and fragrant

blossoms were falling everywhere in profusion. Thinking this

place highly unusual, the fisherman advanced once again in

wanting to e how far it went.

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The peach trees stopped at the stream's source, where the

fisherman came to a mountain with a small opening through which

it emed he could e light. Leaving his boat, he entered the

opening. At first it was so narrow that he could barely pass,

but after advancing a short distance it suddenly opened up to

reveal a broad, flat area with imposing hous, good fields,

beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, bamboo, and the like. The

fisherman saw paths extending among the fields in all

directions, and could hear the sounds of chickens and dogs.

Men and women working in the fields all wore clothing that

looked like that of foreign lands. The elderly and children

all emed to be happy and enjoying themlves.

The people were amazed to e the fisherman, and they asked

him from where he had come. He told them in detail, then the

people invited him to their home, t out wine, butchered a

chicken [5], and prepared a meal. Other villagers heard about

the fisherman, and they all came to ask him questions. Then

the villagers told him, "To avoid the chaos of war during the

Qin Dynasty [6], our ancestors brought their families and

villagers to this isolated place and never left it, so we've

had no contact with the outside world." They asked the

fisherman what the prent reign was. They were not even aware

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of the Han Dynasty [7], let alone the Wei [8] and Jin. The

fisherman told them everything he knew in great detail, and

the villagers were amazed and heaved sighs. Then other

villagers also invited the fisherman to their homes, where they

gave him food and drink. After veral days there, the

fisherman bid farewell, at which time some villagers told him,

"It's not worth telling people on the outside about us." [9]

The fisherman exited through the opening, found his boat, and

retraced his route while leaving markers to find this place

again. Upon his arrival at the prefecture town he went to the

prefect and told him what had happened. The prefect immediately

nt a person to follow the fisherman and look for the trail

markers, but they got lost and never found the way.

Liu Ziji [10] of Nanyang [11] was a person of noble character.

When he heard this story he was happy and planned to visit the

Shangri-la, but he died of illness before he could accomplish

it. After that no one el ever looked for the place.

Translator's Notes

[1] Chine nature poet, c. 365-427. This pro story is one

of the poet's most well-known works.

[2] 376-396.

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[3] 265-420 (actually two quential dynasties, the "Western"

and the "Eastern").

[4] A place in prent-day Hunan Province.

[5] "...t out wine, butchered a chicken": A stock phra

meaning to entertain a guest lavishly.

[6] 221-206 B.C.

[7] 206 B.C. to A.D. 220.

[8] A.D. 220-265.

[9] The villagers would just as soon keep their existence

cret.

[10] A retired scholar of the Jin Dynasty.

[11] A place in prent-day Henan Province.

This translation is bad on the SiKuQuanShu text with

editorial emendations and punctuation by the translators. It

was done by Rick Davis (Japan) with help fr

om David Steelman (Taiwan).

The Peach Blossom Spring by James Robert Hightower

译文:During the Ta' i-yuan period of the China dynasty a fisherman of Wu-ling

once rowed upstream, unmindful of the distance he had gone, when he suddenly

came to a grove of peach trees in bloom. For veral hundred paces on both banks of

the stream there was no other kind of tree. The wild flowers growing under them were

fresh and lovely, and fallen petals covered the ground———it made a great

impression on the fisher-man. He went on for away with the idea of finding out

how far the grove extended. It came to an end at the foot of a mountain whence

issued the spring that supplied the streams. There was a small opening in the

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mountain and it emed as though light was coming through it. The fisherman left

his boat and entered the cave, which at first was extremely narrow, barely admitting

his body, after a few dozen steps it suddenly opened out onto a broad and level plain

where well-built hous were surrounded by rich fields and pretty ponds. Mulberry,

bamboo and other treees and plants grew there, and criss-cross paths skirted the fields.

The sounds of cocks crowing and dogs barking could be heard from one courtyard to

the next. Men and women were coming and going about their work in the fields. The

clothes they wore were like tho of ordinary people. Old men and boys were

carefree and happy.

When they caught sight of the fisherman, they asked in surpri how he had got

there. The fisherman told the whole story, and was invited to go to their hou, Where

he was rved wine while they killed a chicken for a feast. When the other villagers

heared about the fisherman’s arrival, they all came to pay him a visit. They told him

that their ancestors had fled the disorders of Ch'in times and, having taken refugee

here with wives and children and neighbours, had never ventured out again

conquently they had lost all contact with the out-side world. They asked what the

prent ruling dynasty was, for they had never heard of the Han, Let alone the Wei

and the jin. They sighed unhappily as the fisherman enumerated the dynasties one

by one and recounted the vicissitudes of each.

The visitors all asked him to come to their hous in turn, and at every hou he

had wine and food. He stayed veral days. As he was about to go away, the people

said, "There’s' no need to mention our existence to outsiders.” After the fisherman had

gone out and recovered his boat, he carefully marked the route. On reaching the city,

he reported what he had found to the magistrate, who at once nt a man to follow

him back to the place. They proceed according to the marks he had made, but went

astray and were unable to find the cave again.

A high-minded gentleman of Nan-yang named LiuTzu-chi heard the story and

happily made preparations to gp there, but before he could leave he fell sick and died.

Since then there has been no one interested in trying to find such a place.

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