Tian Yan (1533- 1606), whose real name is the Western Region, was born in Meiling Village, No.35, Datian County (now Meilin, Beijing) in the 12th year of Ming Jiajing. Qin Long five years (157 1), Tian Yan Jinshi, awarded the magistrate of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. Later, because I was tired of officialdom, I resigned and went back to my hometown, and I couldn't mention it anymore. In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, Tian Yan died at home, and the court appointed him as Wen, Cheng Delang, Zhong Xian and Doctor.
Representative works: Annotation of Snow Heart, Straight Talk of Geography, Argument or Meaning, etc.