Background
He was born in Ling-an, Chekiang, China in 1892.
He was born in Ling-an, Chekiang, China in 1892.
Mr. Tsai received his college education at the China University in Peiping, China, graduating in 1923 with Bachelor of Arts degree.
Hsien-chang Tsai began his career in Consular service. After his graduation from the University and worked in the Directorate-General for Preparation of Sino-Russian Negotiations as a member in the Documents Section of the Department of General Affairs. In the year 1924 he was offered by the Chinese Educational Association at Manila a position as principal of the Philippine Chinese High School which he accepted and held till 1927. During that period, he was concurrently head of the Chinese Language Department of the Educational Association.
After one year's vacation in China Mr. Tsai was appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government an eleve consul of the Chinese Consulate at Rangoon, Burma to take charge of the Consulate in 1928-1929. Then he was promoted ViceConsul in 1929, and was appointed to Fushan, Korea as Acting Consul there. In 1930 he was again promoted and transferred to Palembang, Sumatra where he held the post of Consul.
He was a writer of "Relations between Chinese Civilization and that of the World" and "History of Chinese Diplomatic Failures in the Past Thirty Years".