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Yao Yu Lin
Known to modern readers through Project Gutenberg, this Chinese writer is associated with Tian Fei Xian Sheng Lu, a traditional account centered on the sea goddess Mazu and her miracles. Very little biographical information appears to be readily available, which gives the work an added air of mystery.
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天妃顯聖錄
by Yao Yu Lin, Qi You Huang
About the author
Project Gutenberg lists Yao Yu Lin as a co-author of 天妃顯聖錄 (Tian Fei Xian Sheng Lu), alongside Qi You Huang. The book is presented there as a historical account about Tien Fei, or Mazu, the beloved goddess said to protect sailors and travelers at sea.
Beyond that attribution, I could not confirm many personal details about Yao Yu Lin from reliable, easily accessible sources. For readers, that means the surviving work stands in the foreground: a glimpse into traditional Chinese religious storytelling and devotion, especially the long cultural importance of Mazu in coastal communities.
When an author's life remains shadowy, the writing often becomes the best introduction. In this case, Yao Yu Lin is remembered less through a documented biography than through a text that preserves legend, belief, and maritime folklore.