Who was the first institution and individual in China to obtain PPA certification in the United States?

It seems to be the children's photography of Chongqing Angel. That bean belongs to their boss, Xu Zhong.

The day before yesterday, in Chongqing Angel Children's Photography Flagship Store, the PPA team led by Mr. David, CEO of American Professional Photographers Association, awarded PPA team membership to Chongqing Angel Children's Photography Agency and PPA VIP individual membership to Xu Zhong, general manager of Chongqing Angel Children's Photography. This is also the first unit in China that has both PPA team members and VIP individual members. General Manager Xu Zhong said that he was honored to be a member of PPA, and Angel would also make due contributions to China's photography.

Founded in 1880, American Professional Photographer (PPA) is a world-renowned non-profit international photography organization with almost the same history as photography.

PPA consists of more than 25,000 individual professional photographers from 54 countries and nearly 200 affiliated organizations and branches. It is the largest professional photographer's association in the world and the only photography organization with consecutive seats in the US Congress. PPA has been leading the world trend in photography fields such as business, art, documentary and sports, and it is at the forefront of the world in the application of photography art and technology and business planning and management.