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]

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Yu Qin
Born	1284
Died	1333 (aged 48–49)
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Geographer
Notable work	Qi Sheng

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