An inspiration After Chen had been worked at the Pahsienshan Forest Station for 26 years, in 1973 his cousin Chen Tuan-tang was elected mayor of Taichung. Chen Tuan-tang made him head of the General Affairs Bureau.
在八仙山林場工作 26 年後，1973 年，陳千武的堂兄陳端堂當選台中市長，邀他擔任庶務課長一職。