Táoyuán

Táoyuán takes its name from the Peach Blossom Spring, the hidden country described by the poet Táo Yuānmíng. In his story a fisherman from Wǔlíng follows a stream through a grove of peach trees and discovers a secluded community whose ancestors fled the wars of the Qin. The county was separated from Wǔlíng in 963 and named for the place associated with the tale. Temples and pavilions were rebuilt and enlarged there under the Ming, though much of the complex was destroyed near the end of the dynasty.