Authorship
The two surnames Qī and Lín appearing on the title stand for Qi Jiguang (戚繼光) and Lin Bishan (林碧山), which might mislead people into thinking that they were the authors of this book. Since the famous military general Qi Jiguang was a native of Shandong Province and no records show he had mastered Fuzhou dialect within the short period of his stay in Fuzhou, the likelihood of his being one of the authors have been ruled out without doubt. In recent years, the authenticity of Lin Bishan being the other author has also been put into dispute. So far, the true authorship of Qī Lín Bāyīn still remains unknown.
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