Tao Qian, also known as Tao Yuanming, is one of the most famous poets in Chinese history. When he served as an official for 13 years, he was tired of the official circles and chose to return to seclusion in the countryside.
He is regarded as the poet who has deep affection for the chrysanthemum. He wrote many poems about the flower and the most famous one reads in part: “As I pick chrysanthemums beneath the eastern fence, my eyes fall leisurely on the Southern Mountain.” Since then, chrysanthemums have come to be identified with Tao and his utopian retreat.
Therefore, Tao is crowned the God of Chrysanthemum.
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