Shui Jing Commentary is the title of the book. "Shui Jing Zhu" is an annotation written by Li Daoyuan for "Shui Jing". The author Yang Shoujing, whose courtesy name is Xingwu and later nicknamed Linsu Laoren, was born in Lucheng Town, Yidu, Hubei Province. He was a famous historical geographer, epigrapher, bibliographer, calligrapher and bibliophile in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. "Shui Jing Commentary" was written by Yang Shoujing and his disciple Xiong Huizhen over several decades.