Chiu Yung-han (his original name was Chiu Ping- nan) was born the eldest son in a well-to-do family in Tainan. His mother was Japanese, and he was attentively cared for as a child.
本名邱炳南的邱永漢，身為台南望族長子，母親是日本人，從小受到刻意栽培。