Tao Yuanming's "Reading the Classics of Mountains and Seas" had the following creative background and central ideas: Reading the Classics of Mountains and Seas was a prose written by Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It described his feelings and thoughts when he read the Classics of Mountains and Seas. The story of this article was relatively simple. It mainly described that the author had a great interest in the magic and magnificence of nature while reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas. At the same time, he was puzzled and explored some myths and legends and mysterious forces. Tao Yuanming expressed his love and reverence for nature in this article, and also emphasized the interaction and dependence between human beings and nature. He believed that human beings should respect nature and protect nature instead of destroying nature to achieve personal interests or other purposes. In addition, he also expressed his doubts and thoughts about some myths and legends and mysterious forces in the article. He believed that these myths and legends might have certain falsehood and deception, but at the same time, he also emphasized that human exploration and research on nature should continue to better understand the mysteries and truths of nature. Therefore,"Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas" was a prose with nature as the theme. Through the author's love and awe of nature, he expressed his attitude towards the exploration and research of nature, and also called on people to respect and protect nature.