Born into a farming family in 1923, Sung grew up in the fertile province of Shantung in northeastern mainland China. Shantung's temperate climate brought forth bountiful crops of deciduous fruits including apples and pears.
宋慶雲生於民國十二年，老家在山東省蓬萊縣，家中世代務農，有片三、四十公頃的果園，栽種蘋果、桃、梨等溫帶水果，在當地是數一數二的富農。