Background
She was born in Siang Hsiang, Hunan, China in 1894. She was a descendant of the philosopher Tseng Tsi, (6th century B.C.), greatgrand daughter of Marquis Tseng Kuo-fan, granddaughter of Tseng Chi-hung, mathematician who evaluated 11 (pi) to 100 decimal places and daughter of Tseng Kuang-chun, who was a poet and essayist.
Education
Pao-Swen Tseng received early education under private tutors.
She graduated from Government Normal School for Girls in Hangchow, China (Hangzhou, Zhejiang,China) in 1909 and from Mary Vaughan High School for Girls in Hangchow, China in 1912.
Miss Tseng also attended Blackheath High School in London, UK in 1913, Westfield College, University of London from 1914 till 1916, where she received the degree of Bachelor of Science Honors degree and London Day Training School in 1917.
Career
After returning to China she founded and presided over the I Fang Girls' Collegiate School at Changsh-i in Hunan, China in 1918, this school being closed down by the Communists in 1927 but reopened the same year.
Pao-Swen Tseng took position of a president of the Government Normal School for Girls at Changsha from 1919 till 1920. Then she was a co-opted member of the National Christian Council of China from 1923 till 1928, delegate to the International Missionary Council Conference at Jerusalem 1928 and delegate to the Institute of Pacific Relations Third Biennial Conference in Kyoto in 1929.