Luo Chi is an author about whom little is recorded in Chinese-language sources, and the available public information is limited. Only one work by this author is currently held in the collection, the Taiping Jing. Judging from this surviving work and its usual classification, Luo Chi's writing falls within the field of Eastern philosophy and concerns the intellectual content associated with the Taiping Jing. The Taiping Jing is an important early Daoist scripture whose contents touch on cosmology, social ethics, self-cultivation and health preservation; its language is archaic and its doctrines complex, and it has long required careful editorial and interpretive work. That Luo Chi has written a book on this subject suggests a scholarly focus on Daoist classics and classical thought. Since details of biography, nationality and dates are unavailable, this introduction makes no conjectures about the author's life and confines itself to the work: the book is intended for readers interested in Daoist thought and Eastern philosophy and may serve as a reference for understanding content related to the Taiping Jing. Owing to limited sources, its style and influence await further verification.
