The age of emptiness Chang Chao-tang was born to a family of doctors in Panchiao, Taipei County. A smart kid, he was granted admission to Taipei's prestigious Cheng Kung Senior High School based on his outstanding academic record alone, so that he didn't need to take the joint entrance exam.
虛無的年代出生於台北板橋醫生世家的張照堂，自幼天資聰穎，初三時，因為成績優異被直接保送成功中學高中部。