Yu Qin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yu.

Yu Qin
Born	1284
Died	1333
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Geographer
Notable work	Qi Cheng

Yu Qin (Chinese: 于钦, 1284–1333) was a well-known Chinese geographer living in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. In 1319 AD, he was appointed the official of Jinan to resolve the starvation problem caused by bad harvesting. He started to write the famous geography book Qi Cheng (齐乘) during this period, which was the oldest known geography book about Shandong Province which was located summer capital city of Khubilai khan of Mongolian empire.

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