Du Qing-bi(1276~1350), named Du Ben, courtesy name Boyuan, was known by scholars as Mr. Qingbi. He was a native of Qingjiang County (present-day Zhangshu City) during the Yuan Dynasty and has a biography in the History of Yuan. Du was known for his quiet and reserved personality, with a passion for diligently studying the classics and history. He was also widely learned and skilled in writing, mastering subjects such as astronomy, geography, law, mathematics, and calligraphy. His works include Sijing Biaoyi, Liushu Tongbian, Shi Yuan, Qingjiang Bizhang Ji, Five Voices Rhyme, and Guyin.

Du Qing-bi lived in seclusion in the Wuyi Mountains for over 30 years and was recommended for official positions three times. The first time was during the Zhida era (1308~1311) of the Yuan Dynasty, when the Jiangzhe Provincial Chancellor Hulashu met with Du Qing-bi. At that time, the Wu and Yue regions were suffering from a severe famine, and Du Qing-bi proposed strategies for disaster relief. As a result, Hulashu recommended him to the capital. However, Du Qing-bi soon resigned and returned to the Wuyi Mountains, where he taught students near Xingcun in Chong'an. The second time was in the fifth year of the Taiding era (1328), when Emperor Wenzong of Yuan sent envoys with gifts to summon him, but Du Ben refused to go. The third time was in the spring of the third year of the Zhizheng era (1343), when the court decided to select one scholar from each of the Mongols, Semu people, Han Chinese, and Southerners to participate in compiling history. Du Qing-bi was summoned to the capital as a Southern scholar, appointed as a Hanlin Academician, Councilor, and Compiler of National History. However, Du Qing-bi claimed illness and firmly declined after reaching Hangzhou.

Du Biqing authored Aoshi Shanghan Jinjinglu, but the book was little known before it was published by Xue Ji in the Ming Dynasty. The person who facilitated the transition of this book from secret transmission to public knowledge was Xue Ji.