Background
Mr. Shen was born in Wuhsing, Chekiang, China in 1880.
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Mr. Shen was born in Wuhsing, Chekiang, China in 1880.
He received a thorough education at home in Chinese classics and literature. After these he passed the imperial examinations under the Manchu regime.
Shi-yuan Shen served successively as professor of Chinese literature and philosophy in the High Normal College of Chekiang at Hangchow, the Peking Government University and Yenching University at Peking in 1929. He was appointed member and concurrently chief secretary of the Chekiang Provincial Government and in these capacities, was responsible for many administrative reforms introduced into the province since 1929. He also was a chief secretary of the examination commission of the Examination Yuan of the National Government.