The study of Tao Yuan-ming in Song Dynasty when Tao Yuan-ming was esteemed highly is the summit of the study and no other dynasties overstepped it.

• 宋代的陶渊明研究是古代陶渊明研究的巅峰，高度崇拜陶渊明是该段陶渊明研究的显著特点，以后历朝均未超出其研究成就；