Tsai, Chih-Chung 蔡志忠(1948,Taiwan)

Tsai presents the Chinese classics in the form of modern-day cartoons. He has interpreted among others Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their work accessible to an unprecedentedly wide public. Tsai's work has made him immensely popular and has been translated into various languages. In Chinese versions he is read by people in Taiwan, the diaspora and the People's Republic of China.

1948	born in Chang Hwa County, Taiwan
1963	At the age 15, Tsai created his first three comic books, thus launching his career in comics.
1976	Founded Far Eastern Cartoon Company
1981	Directed the full-length feature cartoon ”Old Master Q” and was awarded the Golden Horse Award for Best Animated Film
1983	Created a host of characters in comic strips including; “ 大醉俠 ”, “ 光頭神探 ”, “ 肥龍過江 ”, that appeared in major publications all across Asia
1985	Recipient of the ‘The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Honor'
1986	“Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature”, ranked as the best seller list for ten straight months
1987	“The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom”, “Confucius”, “Zen”, “Sunzi”, “Dao” and other classical Chinese series; were translated into over 25 languages
1989	“Zhuangzi Speaks : The Music of Nature” published in China , sold over 15 million copies. O ther of Tsai's works were deemed safe by authorities
1992	Began Chinese ink paintings on human illustrations. The first solo exhibition held in Taipei . The most notable of these works were; Damo Series ( 五百羅漢 )
1997	Personal collection of over 3000 bronze Buddhist statues exhibited at the National Museum of History in Taiwan
1998	Removed himself from the public eye to discover his new passion: physics and calculus studies 2006
2006	Received a milestone honored by Shaolin Temple