Yao Nai

Yao Nai (姚鼐,

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Born in Tongcheng (桐城),

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Historian

Yao Nai was the first to point out the numerological outlay as a stylistic feature of the

, he expressed doubts in authenticity of this corpus, since the repetitiveness of such textual presentation did not agree with his perception of the "former kings' wisdom".

References

• Draft History of Qing
• Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Yao Nai" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.