Qi Cheng
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Qi Cheng is a famous Chinese geography book written by Yu Qin
(于钦, 1284 - 1333 AD) while he was an official in Jinan
, Shandong Province. Qi Cheng is the oldest known geography book about Shandong Province.
Yu Qin
Yu Qin was a well-known Chinese geographer living in the 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 during this period, which was the oldest known geography...
(于钦, 1284 - 1333 AD) while he was an official in Jinan
Jinan
Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub...
, Shandong Province. Qi Cheng is the oldest known geography book about Shandong Province.