Qian Nengxun was born in 1869 in
Qing China. In 1898 he passed the
imperial examinations as the 18th
Jinshi in the second class of the Reform Movement Division, gaining the rank of
Shujishi. In 1903, he was changed to a supervisory censor, and successively served as a supervisory censor in
Henan and
Jiangxi provinces. In the following year, he became Minister of the Patrol Department (later changed to the Ministry of Civil Affairs) under
Xu Shichang. In 1907, Xu Shichang became the Governor-General of the
Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces, Qian followed him to
Fengtian to serve as the right counselor of
Fengtian Province. In 1909, Xu left the Northeast, and Qian was dismissed from his post. In 1910, on the recommendation of Xu Shichang, Qian was appointed as the chief envoy and later governor of
Shaanxi. During his tenure, Qian hunted down the
Tongmenghui revolutionary organisation. During the
1911 Revolution, seeing revolutionary victory inevitable, he attempted suicide and was sent out of the
Tong Pass after being treated by the revolutionary army. == References ==