Jiang Dejing (1593- 1646) was born in Jinjiang, Quanzhou in the Ming Dynasty. His father, Jiang Yan, was a scholar. He was an official in Jiangxi, and the Chief Secretary of Guangdong participated in the Senate. He had martial arts achievements, but he gave up his job and went back to his hometown to raise him. Jiang Dejing was educated by scholarly family since childhood, and influenced by his father's honest personality, which played a key role in his later becoming a famous politician in Ming Dynasty.