Guan Zhen Min’s birth name is Guan ‘Wangtao’. He had a nickname of ‘Qianbai’. He hailed from Huangyan, Zhejiang, and graduated from Jingzhe Teachers Academy in Museology, in 1908. He was a lecturer at Shanxi Academy and Henan Teachers College; counsellor of Hangzhou Council; principal of Zhejiang Second Division Military Academy and Yangon Overseas Chinese High School.