Su Shi held immense affection and reverence for Tao Yuanming, both as a poet and as an individual. He imitated and learned from Tao Yuanming in an all-encompassing and multi-faceted manner, vigorously praised and elevated him, and was deeply influenced by Tao Yuanming in both his lifestyle and his art of living. In terms of engagement and withdrawal, Tao Yuanming moved freely between official service and reclusion five times, acting with natural spontaneity, adaptability, and inner freedom. Su Shi admired and emulated him, regarding Tao as a spiritual idol to withstand setbacks and alleviate suffering. Su dared to offer satirical remonstrance, experienced three successive relegations to the south without regret, and though he longed for the pastoral life, he never withdrew into full reclusion. In cultural pursuits, Tao Yuanming played the Guzheng by the window and recited poetry by the water, fully expressing his inner spiritual life through his literary works. Following in the footsteps of this ancient worthy, Su Shi endeavored to cultivate his own spiritual space through cultural activities such as reading, writing, drinking, appreciating music, discussing Zen Buddhism, practicing Daoist cultivation, socializing, and participating in literati gatherings, thereby highlighting his noble and unsullied character. Regarding farming and scholarly life, Tao Yuanming retreated to the countryside, diligently tilled the fields with a hoe, built a humble cottage, and endured solitude and material hardship. Although Su Shi, as a disgraced official, personally farmed in his places of exile to supplement his household income, he took Tao Yuanming as his model. Despite adversity, he was able to infuse vitality and poetic grace into the otherwise tedious and arduous labor of daily life.