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Chen Ting-shih
Chen Ting-shih ( November 28, 1913 – April 15, 2002) was a Chinese artist and a key figure in modern Chinese art, Chinese art history. Biography Chen Ting-shih was born to a prestigious family in Changle District, Changle, Fuzhou. Chen's grandmother was the daughter of the governor, Shen Baozhen, who led Taiwan during the Qing dynasty, Qing Dynasty. He lost his sense of hearing at the age of eight, after a fall. Chen's early career coincided with the Second Sino-Japanese War. He drew political cartoons under the pseudonym "Ears" (). After moving to Taiwan, he ended his art career because of the 2/28 Incident, an anti-government uprising that was violently suppressed by the government of the Kuomintang-led Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. In 1957, Chen produced engravings on bagasse boards using a process that focuses on utilising the characteristics of the material. His work, ''Hibernating'', won an international grand prize offered by the major Korean new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million people as of October 2023 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Founded in the 17th century as a small trading village named Takau, the city has since grown into the political and economic center of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Gamma −" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. Kaohsiung is of strategic importance to the nation as the city is the main port city of Taiwan; the Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan and more than 67% of the nation's exports and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
