In the eighth grade, when he was in a class for outstanding math students, his math had already reached college level. He's crazy about computers, and his English is good enough for him to work as an interpreter. He can also play the violin and compose: he was a special guest as an elementary school student at a conference for Asian composers. Shan Chung-chieh's talents revealed themselves early.
他，年方國二，就讀和平國中數學資優班，數學卻已達大學程度，電腦是他的最愛，而他的英文能力，則足以擔任中美人士的翻譯；他還會彈琴作曲，曾在小學時破格參加亞洲作曲聯盟大會，擔任特別來賓。