Fu Bingchang was born to a comfortably well off family in Foshan, Guangdong. At the age of ten he was sent to St. Stephen’s College in Hong Kong, and the trained as a civil engineer at Hong Kong University, Fu quickly turned to political service for his uncle by marriage, Wu Tingfang

Wu Tingfang

Wu Tingfang was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China. He is also known under his Cantonese name Ng Choy -Biography:...

, then was an attache for the Canton Delegation of the Paris Peace Conference

Paris Peace Conference, 1919

The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities...

. He became secretary to Sun Yatsen, experience which led to his becoming Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government 1927. As a prominent member of the Prince’s Clique (Taizi pan) - a political network headed by Sun Ke

Sun Ke

Sun Fo or Sun Ke , courtesy name Zhesheng , was a high-ranking official in the government of the Republic of China. He was the son of Sun Yat-sen and his first wife Lu Muzhen.-Biography:...

, the son of Sun Yatsen, Fu held various positions in the Foreign Ministry, then became a member of the Central Executive Committee 1935. He was Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. 1943-1949. Retired to Paris 1949-1956. Returned to work for Chiang Kaishek as President of the Anti-Corruption Board and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan in Taiwan 1956-1965. Fu died 1965.

For much of his life Fu was an avid amateur photographer. His informal photos of leading politicians and their families are now collected at and available online. http://chp.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/Collection_Bingchang_Content.php?CF=7