One Taipei florist explains: "The art of flower arranging originated in India, then spread to China. During the Sui and Tang dynasties it spread from China to Japan, where it flourished and was divided into several thousand schools.
邱育千曾往日本國際插花學院進修，並到過歐洲八國考察、觀摩當地的插花藝術，回國後曾舉辦多次慈善插花義展，並開班授徒，也常在報章雜誌發表插花作品及創作心得。