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in Watercolor Painting, 15 in Printmaking, 2 in Photography, 17 in Sculpture, 7 in Crafts, and 6 in Digital Art. Among these,
HSIEH Jung-En (1965–) stands out as a three-time grand prize winner, twice in Calligraphy and once in Seal Engraving.
Several artists have received the grand prize twice, such as Lo Tsun (1976–) in Ink Wash Painting; TSENG Tzu-Yun
(1966–), SHIH Ya-Nan (1963–), and KU Yao-Hua (1973–) in Seal Engraving; HUANG Yen-Hsun (1994–) in Oil Painting;
TSAI Wei- Hsiang (1962–) in Watercolor Painting; and HSU Jui-Chih (1982–) and KAO Chun-Ying (1969–) in Printmaking.
Foreign recipients include five artists: KAWAUCHI Yuki (1983-) in Seal Engraving; Jon Renzella (1984–) and Pawe
Delekta (1983-) in Printmaking; KITAGAWA Taro (1976–) of Japan in Sculpture; and Luca Bonaccorsi ( 1994–) of Italy in
Digital Art.
Analyzed by age at the time of award, the oldest recipient was CHEN Chao-An (1954–), who won the Da Dun Prize at
the 23rd exhibition in 2018 at the age of 64. The next oldest was WANG Li-Hua (1948–), awarded at the 14th exhibition
in 2009 at the age of 61. On the younger side, two artists hold the record as the youngest winners: CHOU Shang-Han
(1982–), who received the Da Dun Prize at the 5th exhibition in 2000 at just 18 years old, and CHAN Yu-Fan (1983–), who
was also 18 when awarded at the 6th exhibition. The second youngest was TSENG Yi-Ping (1980–), who won at the 5th
exhibition at the age of 20.
Such an age analysis reveals the wide generational span of participants in the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition—from young
students just entering adulthood to retirees well past the age of sixty—all sharing the same stage in artistic competition.
At the same time, it also allows us to observe what kind of role the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition has played in the history
of art development in the Taichung area.
As noted earlier, since the Japanese colonial period Taichung has held a progressive and distinctive position in
Taiwan’s modern cultural history. In the realm of the fine arts, Taiwan’s earliest art student to study in Japan, LIOU Jin-
Tang (later known as WANG Yue-Zhi, 1894–1937), was a native of Shuzijiao, Taichung (today’s Shuyi and Shude villages
in Taichung’s South District, along with both sides of Section 1 of Fuxing Road.). Although after his studies at the Tokyo
School of Fine Arts he moved to Beijing, where he established the Beijing College of Fine Arts and served as its president,
eventually passing away in Bejing due to illness, his final work Adherents in Taiwan (now in the collection of the National Art
Museum of China in Beijing) demonstrates that he never forgot his native homeland. Today, one of Liou’s figure paintings,
Portrait of the Artist's Wife Holding an Orange, remains preserved in the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung.
Following LIOU Jin-Tang, Taichung continued to produce a remarkable line of significant painters. In order of birth,
these included LIAO Chi-Chun (1902–1976), CHEN Hui-Kun (1907–2011), LIN Po-Shou (1911–2009), LIN Chih-Chu
(1917–2008), and LIAO Te-Cheng (1920–2015), as well as LI Shih-Chiao (1908–1995), the influential mentor of the
“Fengyuan School,” who moved from Taipei to settle in central Taiwan and left a lasting impact. In the postwar years, the

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