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He Qiaoyuan

Type Figure Region China Time 1558–1632 Also known as Yunliao、Jingshan

He Qiaoyuan (1558–1632) was a Ming dynasty historian and statesman from Jinjiang, Fujian, author of the 150-volume Min Shu on Fujian's geography, peo…

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  1. 1561–1570Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture · Jinjiang CountyBorn into a scholarly family in Jinjiang, Quanzhou Prefecture, he received his early education during the Longqing era, reading widely in Fujian's literature and developing a keen interest in the region's mountains, rivers, figures, maritime trade, and customs, laying the scholarly foundation for his later Min Shu.
  2. 1571–1589Beijing · BeijingRepeatedly failed the examinations during the Wanli era, devoting himself to the classics, histories, and Fujian's local lore. Passed the jinshi examination in the 17th year of Wanli (1589), appointed Registrar of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, and began organizing his years of accumulated Fujian historical materials into written form.
  3. 1590–1632Nanjing · Yingtian PrefectureServed as Educational Intendant of Jiangxi and Vice Minister of Justice in Nanjing, among other posts; in his spare time compiled the 150-volume Min Shu, organized by treatises, biographies, tables, and genealogies, detailing Fujian's administrative history, notable figures, and coastal defense, an important document for studying Ming-era Fujian history.

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