EXHIBIT 15.1

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Fanhua Inc.

27/F, Pearl River Tower

No. 15 West Zhujiang Road

Guangzhou, Guangdong 510623

People’s Republic of China

20 April 2018

Dear Sirs

Re: Fanhua Inc. (the “Company”)

We consent to the reference to our firm under the headings "Cayman Islands Taxation" and "Corporate Governance" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017, which will be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the month of April 2018.

Yours faithfully

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP