It is no longer novel for local folk artists to travel overseas, but the first one to do so was none other than Chang Te-ch'eng, who went to Japan for three months in 1952. Later, under the sponsorship of an academic foundation, he toured a number of universities in the U.S. and put on 64 performances during two and a half months.
他早在民國四十一年便曾赴日演出三個月，之後在亞洲學會策劃下，前往美國各大學表演，在二個半月的行程中，連續演出六十四場，造成轟動。