Chen Cheng-hsiung has been passionate about painting since childhood. During middle school, he showed his great talent in the arts. Through an introduction from his father’s friend, the prominent painter Kuo Hsueh-hu, Chen began studying sketching and oil painting at the age of 17.
During the Qing Dynasty, Fengshan County in Taiwan had two cities, Fengshan Old City and Fengshan New City. The construction of Fongyi Academy was prompted by the Lin Shuangwen Rebellion of 1786-1788, which left the old city (now Zuoying) in ruins, along with the Pingshan Academy that had been located there.