Chen Yuanjing
Writer of Yuan dynasty encyclopedia Shilin Guangji
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Chen Yuanjing had the autograph "Guanghan Xianyi" (广寒仙裔) or descendant of (Chen) Guanghan. According to studies by Fang Yanshou (方彦寿), a certain Guanghan master could be found working around Sanguili (三桂里), Kaoting (考亭), Jianyang (建阳) in Jianzhou (Fujian) province. Chen Guanghan may have been born around Kaoting, Jianyang in Jianzhou.
Chen Yuanjing himself was born in Chong'an in modern-day Fujian, which was also his ancestral home (祖籍 / 籍贯). Chong'an is also where Guanghan was buried.
Chen Guanghan had a son named Chen Xun (陈逊), a Song dynasty person who became a jinshi in the fourth year of Emperor Zhezong (around 1098, Shaosheng 4th year 绍圣四年). Chen Yuanjing was also a descendant of Chen Xun. The other details of Chen Yuanjing's life are unknown.