[5] "…set out wine, butchered a chicken": A stock phrase meaning to entertain a guest lavishly.
[6] 221-206 B.C.
[7] 206 B.C. to A.D. 220.
[8] A.D. 220-265.
[9] The villagers would just as soon keep their existence secret.
[10] A retired scholar of the Jin Dynasty.
[11] A place in present-day Henan Province.
This translation is based on the SiKuQuanShu text with editorial emendations and punctuation by the translators. It was done by Rick Davis (Japan) with help from David Steelman (Taiwan).
The original Chinese:
桃花源記