With his business success, Chen sought to give something back to his homeland. Not only did he found a number of schools and public projects in Southeast Asia, Fujian, and Kinmen, when he was 36 he bought an expansive piece of oceanfront property in Chenkang on which to build a Western-style mansion.
事業有成的陳景蘭，為了回饋鄉土，不但在南洋、福建、金門等地贊助許多學校和公共建設，待他 36 歲時，更在家鄉購置陳坑濱海的大片土地興建洋樓。