Who was the first person from China to win an Oscar?

The first China person to win the Oscar was photographer JamesWongHowe. Received 10 Oscar nominations for best photography from 1939- 1976, including 1956 (rose tattoo) and 1964 (iron in the wilderness).

JamesWongHowe 1899 was born in Guangdong and immigrated to the United States at the age of 5. In his teens, he entered the photography department of Lasky Company (the predecessor of Paramount Company) and was promoted to be a photographer in the early 1920s. His career lasted for 60 years, taking photos for more than 30 films of/kloc-0. From silent movies to talking movies, from black-and-white movies to color movies (including more technically difficult color movies), from traditional screens to wide screens, he is handy and is regarded as one of the best photographers in the world film history. 1976 He died in Hollywood.