Fan Qin

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Fan Qin (simplified Chinese: 范钦; traditional Chinese: 范欽; pinyin: Fàn Qīn, 1506 - 1585, courtesy name: Yaoqing (堯卿), pseudonym: Dongming (東明)) was a politician and bibliophile of the Ming Dynasty.

Born in Ningbo in 1506, Fan Qin succeeded in the highest level of the Imperial examination in 1532 and obtained jinshi degree. In 1560, he was appointed vice-minister of war (兵部侍郎) under the Jiajing Emperor. Later, he resigned because of the dissatisfaction to Yan Song, the corrupt chancellor.

In 1561, Fan Qin founded Tianyi Chamber in Ningbo city, which is now the oldest existing library in China.

References

清光绪《鄞县志·范钦传》

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Name	Fan, Qin
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Short description	Chinese politician and bibliophile
Date of birth	1506
Place of birth	Ningbo, China
Date of death	1585
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