During Taiwan's 1996 presidential campaign, can-didates Lee Teng-hui, Peng Ming-min, Hau Pei-tsun and Chen Li-an all visited master swordsmith Chen Tien-yang at home.
一九九六年台灣第一次總統直選期間，四組總統候選人李登輝、彭明敏、郝柏村與陳履安，都登門拜訪了陳天陽。