Background
Chen was born in Guangde County, Anhui Province.
陳杭, 陈杭
Chen was born in Guangde County, Anhui Province.
In 1949, she studied in the Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University. In 1953, she graduated from the Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang Agricultural College (previous and current Zhejiang University.
She is a notable botanist and horticulturist. Chen has worked in Beijing for a long time. Chen is the Vice-president and a researcher of the Beijing Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (北京農林科學院/北京农林科学院).
She is also a part-time professor at Zhejiang University.
Chen is a director of the Chinese Horticultural Society. She is the first Chinese to receive this honour.