Chang Chi-yun was a historian, geographer, educator and politician. He was the founder of the Chinese Culture University

Chinese Culture University

Chinese Culture University is a private, Taiwanese university located on Yang Ming Mountain in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students...

 and the Nanhai Academy

Nanhai Academy

The Nanhai Academy is a collection of cultural and educational facilities located on Nanhai Road in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. After the Republic of China Government relocated to Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War, Chiang Kai-shek ordered its construction...

The name Chi-Yun Chang seems derived from the Chang dynasty referred to as the Ch'i Yun (Breath of Life) period.

Chang Chi-yun granduated from the Division of History and Geography of National Nanjing Higher Normal School (later renamed National Central University

National Central University

National Central University is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan .National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962...

 and Nanjing University

Nanjing University

Nanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...

), where he learned from such figures as Liu Yizheng

Liu Yizheng

Liu Yizheng is a famous Chinese modern historian.Liu Yizheng finished several first Chinese history books in modern times including history books of education, commerce and culture. Chinese Culture History and Be-all and End-all of National History are the most important of his works....

 (柳詒徵), Zhu Kezhen (竺可楨) and Liu Boming (劉伯明).

His son is Chang Jen-Hu

Chang Jen-Hu

Chang Jen-Hu , or J.H.Chang, 1927-, is a Taiwanese educator, geographer specialized in ancient climate change, and the agricultural development of China and Taiwan. Chang is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Chinese Culture University.-Biography:Chang was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province...

, an educator in Taiwan.