Born in
Min County of
Fuzhou, Teng graduated from
Tsinghua University in 1923. He went on to continue his studies in
America in 1923, obtaining a master's degree in forestry from
Cornell University in 1926. But he discontinued his PhD studies at
Cornell University in 1928, taking up the position as professor of plant pathology at Lingnan University (Guangzhou) in
China. ==Occupation and work==