Jiaoshi Yilin

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Jiaoshi Yilin (焦氏易林; lit. "Forest of Changes by Mr. Jiao") is a Chinese book of divination composed during the Western Han Dynasty. Modelled on I Ching, the work is traditionally attributed to someone named Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽). Not much is known about the author.

The work was one of the few surviving books of divination produced in that period of Chinese history. It contains 64 x 64 = 4096 hexagrams (I Ching contains 64); each of the hexagram is commented by a short poem (3-8 lines; each line comprises of, in most cases, 4 characters). Besides its historical value, the work has also been treasured for its literary value.

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• Original Chinese text, which, however, requires proofreading and revision.