Fan Qin
Deceased Person
– 1585
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Who was Fan Qin?
Fan Qin 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 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.
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