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Mr. An Ti-sheng was born at Hsiangho Hsien, Metropolitan District, in 1868. He received his Chinese education in the old Confucian school. As a youth he showed artistic ability. In 1902 Mr. An was made a clerk of the Hanlin Academy and in 1904 he became an expectant magistrate in the Metropolitan District. He constantly devoted his time and energy to the study of the ﬁne arts and among his accomplishments was the invention of Pao Hua silver enamel ware which has become well known. In 1905 Mr. An became a director of the Commercial Exhibit Hall established by the Board of Commerce and was made a member of the Peking Chamber of Commerce. In the summer of 1910 a National Exhibition was held in Nanking, and Mr. An was a member of the Executive committee. In October 1911 he was a member of the Chinese Industrial Party which toured Japan. In 1912, the year of the Republic, the Peking government called a national conference to discuss industrial and commercial affairs of the country. Mr. An as representative of the Metropolitan General Chamber of Commerce attended the Conference which resulted in the founding of the National Association of the Chambers of Commerce which held its first