Later generations called Tao Yuanming the father of the recluse poets.
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Withdrawing from office to live simply was a respected choice in traditional China, and the man who made it was a 隐士 'recluse'. 周敦颐 called the chrysanthemum 花之隐逸者 'the recluse among flowers', because 陶渊明 loved it.
