马泰清

Ma Taiqing is an author about whom very little is publicly known; no clear record of his birthplace, dates of birth and death, or career is available, and what can be examined today is chiefly his writings. Three of his works are held in the collection, including Dili Bianhuo (Resolving Doubts in Geography) and a Qing-dynasty edition of the same title, along with a five-volume set, Collected Ancient Methods of Numerology for Bringing Good Fortune. Judging from the titles and contents, his writing centers on traditional arts such as geomancy, feng shui, and fate calculation, touching also on folk culture, and is often classed under fortune-telling, cultural, and historical reading. The title Dili Bianhuo, meaning to resolve doubts, suggests a style given to analysis and correction of errors rather than the mere listing of mnemonic formulas. Such texts have served later students of geomancy and retain some documentary and folkloric value. Given the limited material, a fuller picture of the author awaits further sources.