grand father ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁Z eng ▁Gu of an ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Q ing ▁Empire . ▁Her ▁father ▁Z eng ▁Gu ang zu o ▁() ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁in ▁the ▁Q ing ▁Empire . ▁Her ▁mother ▁Chen ▁Ji ying ▁() ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Hun an ▁Provin cial ▁Governor ▁Chen ▁Ba oz hen ▁and ▁the ▁a unt ▁of ▁Chen ▁Y in ke . ▁She ▁had ▁seven ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s . ▁Her ▁el dest ▁brother ▁Z eng ▁Z ha och eng ▁() ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁Her ▁second ▁elder ▁brother ▁Z eng ▁Z ha ol un ▁graduated ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁( C AS ). ▁Her ▁third ▁elder ▁brother ▁Z eng ▁Z ha oj ie ▁() ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁China ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁Y if ang ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁in ▁Ch ang sha , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁her ▁third ▁elder ▁female ▁cousin ▁Z eng ▁Ba os un ▁( ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁she ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Central ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁arch ae ology ▁under ▁Hu ▁X ia oshi ▁( ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁N ank ing , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁to ▁study ▁arch ae ology ▁at ▁her ▁own ▁exp ense . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁she