When she was 12 years old, Pan followed her grandmother to a silversmith's workshop to order silver creations. She saw the glowing metal turned into different shapes — flowers, birds and butterflies — in the silversmith's hands and felt the charm of the traditional craft. That's when she began to learn it herself.

In 2019, Pan graduated from Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, with a major in ethnic musical instruments. Instead of becoming a teacher or joining the local ethnic orchestra, however, she chose the path of a silversmith.