He was the fourth and youngest son of Prince Chun, and a younger half-brother of Puyi, the last emperor of China.
After receiving an early education in Chinese classics and traditional art, he established a public primary school in the Prince Chun Mansion in 1947 with support from his father.
The school was later donated to the Chinese government, after which Jin continued working as a teacher until retiring in 1988.
In his retirement, Jin wrote books on the history of the Qing dynasty and literature.
[2] Jin was the heir to the Manchu throne under a 1937 succession law issued by Puyi as emperor of Manchukuo.