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Liao Jichun (廖繼春)

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Liao Jichun (廖繼春)

Liao Jichun (廖繼春, 1902–1976) was a renowned Taiwanese painter, celebrated as one of the pioneering figures of modern Taiwanese art. He served as an art teacher at 台中師範學校 (Taichung Normal School) and was the father of biochemist |廖述宗 (Liao Shu-zong).

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Liao Jichun
  • Chinese: 廖繼春
  • Born: 1902, Taiwan
  • Died: 1976
  • Spouse: |林瓊仙 (Lin Qiong-xian)
  • Children: 8 (including |廖述宗 as third child)
  • Profession: Painter, art teacher
  • Geography: Tainan, Taichung, Taiwan
  • Core roles: Modern Taiwanese painter; 台中師範學校 art teacher

Artistic Career

Liao Jichun was a famous painter whose work became foundational to modern Taiwanese art. He taught art at 台中師範學校 (Taichung Normal School), where he influenced many students during his tenure. His painting style and creative approach had a profound impact on his son, |廖述宗, who later credited his father’s artistic imagination as the source of his own scientific creativity.

Liao was known as a quiet, gentle man whose passion was expressed entirely through painting. He took a laissez-faire approach to raising his children, allowing them the freedom to develop their own talents and interests.

Timeline

  • 1902 — Born in Taiwan.
  • Career — Taught art at 台中師範學校 (Taichung Normal School); became celebrated as one of the pioneering figures of modern Taiwanese art.
  • Family life — With wife |林瓊仙, raised 8 children; the family ran a stationery shop, 文藝社 (Wenyi She), at home that served as a cultural gathering place in their community.
  • 1976 — Died.

Family Legacy

Liao’s creative spirit and artistic vision extended beyond his own work. His son |廖述宗 described his father’s influence as “无形而深远” (formless but profound), stating: “My creativity and discoveries in science came from his imagination and expression in art.”

Vault records (deepen pass 2026-09-10)

  • 228 and political awakening (from son |廖述宗’s profile): teaching at 台中師範學校 during the 228 Incident, 廖繼春 witnessed the KMT government’s corruption and the massacre’s atrocities firsthand, developed anti-KMT and Taiwan-independence views, and went to Hong Kong and then mainland China rather than fleeing to Japan. Because of his independence advocacy he was imprisoned by the CCP for twenty-five years.
  • Marriage network: wife |林瓊仙 was a sister of 台大 geology professor |林朝棨 — one of the 「豐原三傑」 — per the 何義麟 essay in [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/our-journeys-350|TAH #350]]; the family’s 文藝社 stationery shop and 林瓊仙’s own art-teaching post in Tainan are recorded there and in the son’s page.
  • Memorial link: the TAHS 2017 memorial’s author |楊嘉猷 notes his mother worked with 廖繼春 at 台中師範學校; the Yang and Liao families were long acquainted through shared 清水 (Fengyuan) roots.
  • His son is separately recorded in the TAH Who’s Who layer as Prof. Shutsung Liao (date conflict held, no merge: death 2015 vs 2017).

Network

Pages that link to liao-ji-chun (liao-ji-chun):

People (2)

  1. guo-shu-qing
  2. lin-qiong-xian

Source Notes and Confidence

  • Content priority A: 2017 TAHS Publication 生命的執著 (The Persistence of Life) — |Liao Shu-zong profile, mentions of his father
  • Content priority A: Memorial by |楊嘉猷 (Charles Yang), Part 2, L20–23 — mentions 廖繼春 as famous painter and 台中師範學校 teacher
  • Hub: |2017 TAHS Publication

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