Yu Qin

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Yu Qin
Born1284
Died1333 (aged 48–49)
NationalityChinese
OccupationGeographer
Notable workQi Sheng

Yu Qin (Chinese: 于钦, 1284–1333) was a Chinese geographer of the Yuan dynasty. In 1319, he was appointed the official of Jinan to resolve the starvation problem caused by bad harvesting. He started to write the geography book Qi Sheng during this period, which was the oldest known geography book about Shandong Province.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dennis, Joseph Raymond (2004). Writing, Publishing, and Reading Local Histories in Ming China (Thesis). OCLC 1062673035.[page needed]