Descendants of Chi Chen

     Among descendants of Chi Chen, Chih-fen Chen, the third son, Tsao-yun Chen, the fourth son and Tzu-min Chen, the eldest grandson, participated more frequently in artistic activities.

I. Chih-fen Chen

     Courtesy name of Chih-fen Chen(1873~1926) was Shih-yun and he was the third son of Chi Chen. Besides public affairs, he often participated in artistic activities. In comparison to enthusiasm of Huai-cheng Chen, Chih-fen Chen was more reserved. We did not find Chih-fen Chen in the list of poetry societies of Lukang and he only appeared in the group photos. In addition, as to Li Poetry Society, from Record of History, we realized that Chih-fen Chen appeared in the members’ meeting as “a guest”.

     He and his uncle Huai-cheng Chen often invited poetry society friends to meet at Shi-yi Building. As gentry at the time, they tended to grieve the governance by different race through Chinese poems.

( Provided by Cheng-kang Chen )
( Photo retaken from History of Shi-yi Building and Yi Building )

II. Tsao-yun Chen

     Courtesy name of Tsao-yun Chen(1879~1950) was Zu-yun and he was the fourth son of Chi Chen. With the influence of family education, although he was not the member in Li Poetry Society, he tended to participate in the meeting as “assistant member” with his brother Chih-fen and uncle Huai-cheng. In 1910, with his uncle Huai-cheng and poets of Lukang, he participated in annual meeting of Li Poetry Society, South Society and Li Poetry Society in Rui Xuan of Taichung. When Liang Qichao visited Taiwan, he met poetry society friends in Taichung and it showed his relationship with poets.

( Provided by Shuo-feng Chen and Tse-chao Chen )
( Photo retaken from History of Shi-yi Building and Yi Building )

III. Tzu-min Chen

　　Tzu-min Chen (1887~1948) was the eldest grandson of Chi Chen. He mastered poems and classics and was Shih Mei-qiao’s disciple. He was principal member in Lujiang Poetry Society and the important poet in Da Ye Poetry Society. He often met poetry society friends at Shi-yi Building to join in poem reciting and literary banquet.

( Source of text: History of Shi-yi Building and Yi Building and Town History of Lukang: Figures )