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Grandmother Cheng atop Mount Jade(1973)
-Image provided by Kun Cheng-
President Cheng’s father Yu-tsai Cheng is a man passionate for outdoor activities, and the rest of the family members are for the most part outdoor enthusiasts—his grandmother even managed to scale Mount Jade when she was sixty. Under the influence of such a predilection for outdoor activities within the family, President Cheng likewise developed a fondness for sports; he learned to swim at four, and scaled Mount Jade for the first time in his junior high school days.
From a relatively young age President Cheng has been taught by his parents to be independent, and because of this he was allowed to take a train with his friends up north to attend a boy scouts event. In junior high school, President Cheng was allowed to go camping and fishing with his friends provided that he informed and gained the permission of his parents. President Cheng’s father made it a rule that he always let others know where he is going, whether his destination is considered safe, and whether he can hold himself accountable for his actions.
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| President Cheng's parents and sister on Mount Manapang(1971) -Image provided by Kun Cheng- |
President Cheng's parents scaling Hsuehshan -Image provided by Kun Cheng- |
President Cheng is a “hardcore mountaineering enthusiast.” He scaled Mount Jade for the first time in his second year of senior high school, and for a total of nine times with his latest attempt at the same feat in 2012. He’s climbed Mount Jade, Hsuehshan, Dabajian Mountain, Chilai Mountain Range, and Hehuan Mountain Range, among others, and the highest peak he has scaled to date is the 5642-meter-high peak of Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. He said that, though tiring, he takes great pleasure in mountaineering, and the sublime joy one feels the moment he reaches the summit is something that can only be experienced personally.
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| President Cheng's ninth successful attempt at scaling Mount Jade (Photo provided by President Cheng) |
President Cheng embracing his fellow team members at the peak of the highest mountain in Europe, the 5642-meter-high peak of Mount Elbrus (Photo provided by President Cheng) |
Photo of President Cheng and his athletic daughter
-Image provided by Kun Cheng-
President Cheng’s young daughter is currently in third grade of elementary school, and like is father is a born athlete. She placed second in the freestyle swimming of the National High School Games in 2013, won silver and bronze medals in the 400 meter freestyle and 800 meter freestyle of the Presidential Age-Group-Based Swimming Competition respectively. The blood of athleticism runs strong and true in the Cheng lineage.
The photo showing President Cheng and his father rowing their self-developed waterski was for us an exemplary emblem of the Chengs’ spirit of creativity and passion for watersports. Those skis must have really been the center of attention at that time.
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| Yu-tsai Cheng and President Cheng maneuvering on water with their self-developed waterski | President Cheng began his business at the age of 24, and on holidays he hosts surfing lessons with friends to propagate the art of surfing. |
