《桃花源记》与东南西北桃花源求真

The Story of The Peach Blossom Valley and verification of various dreamlands

自陶渊明《桃花源记》发表以来,关于《桃花源记》的原型问题一直受到历朝历代文人骚客和地方政府的关注。为了将桃花源属地据为己有,全国先后有30多个地方在“据理力争”。湖北省竹山县武陵峡谷内风景与《桃花源记》中所述十分相近,北京、武汉等地20余名专家实地考察后,认为无论从自然生态特征还是从历史文化底蕴上讲,这里疑似桃花源原型。但拿认定人类自然文化遗产的历史性、自然性、现实性、发展性、人文性和人本性、尊重和保护性等六个原则来考量,可以发现,最后真正认定哪一处武陵源、桃花源究竟谁是谁非并不十分重要,至为重要的应该是对一个地区人民的历史和创造、现实的福利和未来的发展有着起码的尊重和关切,有着长远的深思和熟虑,更应该是在兼顾本地和兄弟地区人民利益、共生共荣和共同发展的前提下,以联手合作为手段,以大力宣传东西南北武陵源、桃花源为契机,同时高歌东西南北武陵源、桃花源,对东西南北武陵源和桃花源进行有效的资源整合,并积极寻求武陵源、桃花源历史文化游的路径,力争实现地区经济社会的共同快速发展,携手并肩,谋求地区人民福利最大化,最终作圆、作美世人千年不醒的桃花源大梦。

The question where the Land of Peach Blossom Valley is has been catching the attention of men of letters and regional governments in successive dynasties ever since the publication of The Story of The Peach Blossom Valley by TAO Qian of the Jin Dynasty. As many as thirty regional governments have contended vigorously for the possession of this dreamland. Recently, in Zhushan County, Hubei Province, the scenery in Wuling Valley is found to be very similar to the view depicted by TAO Qian in his masterpiece- The Story of The Peach Blossom Valley . About 20 experts from Beijing and Wuhan have made on-the-spot investigations and concluded that, judging from either its ecological features or its historical and cultural accumulation, it seems to be the identical place described by TAO Qian. However, when we take account of the principles of the affirmation of the natural cultural heritage,the principle of history, of nature, of reality, of development, of humanities and humans, of respect and preservatlon-we may as well believe that what is of vital importance is to respect history and creativity of people and be concerned about the well-being of people and development of the society, rather than striving to clarify where on earth this Shangrila lies. With vision and consideration to the interests of all sides, with the prerequiske for coexistence and cooperation, let＇s make joint efforts to give publicity to various Wuling Valleys and various Lands of the Peach Blossom. Let＇s integrate the resources into a coherent unit and strive to seek the cultural tourist route for the ultimate purposes of promoting the welfare of people and fulfilling people＇s thousand years of dream of Utopia.