Jigu Suanjing

"; followed by "answer:", with concrete numbers; then followed by "The algorithm says:...", in which Wang Xiaotong detailed the reasoning and procedure for the construction of equations, with a terse description of the method of solution.

Mao Jin's image copy of Jigu Suanjing later became the source for a printed edition during the Qianlong era and was also incorporated into the Siku Quanshu.

During the Qing dynasty, study of Jigu Suangjing was in vogue; half a dozen books devoted to the study of Jigu Suanjing by mathematicians were published, some of which concentrated on filling the gaps left by many missing characters due to age, and some devoted to the detail elaboration of algorithm either from geometry point of view (Li Huang) or from Tian yuan shu (Zhang Dunren).

In 1963, Chinese mathematics historian Qian Baocong published his annotated The Ten Computational Canons, which included Jigu Suanjing.

Jigu Suanjing was introduced to the English speaking world by Alexander Wylie in his book Notes on Chinese Literature.