A regular winner of arts competitions, Yang set off a firestorm at home when he decided at age 17 to become a professional artist, then transferred from Jianguo's natural sciences division to its humanities division.
成為美術比賽常勝軍後，17 歲的楊恩生下定決心當專業畫家，並從自然組轉到社會組，為此還鬧了一場家庭革命。