Poly Museum's curator Jiang Ying Chun is an archeologist by training.

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Driven by many of the same instincts as Ms. Jiang, Alison Yeung founded her luxury shoe line, Mary Ching, in Shanghai four years ago.

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According to his blog, Jiang has a start-up technology company, Hooplus, and was rejected by an investor last November.

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