Even though he had no guidance from the teacher who specialized in photography, by his third year in high school Chi was participating in photography exhibits held by the Department of Education of the Taiwan Provincial Government and by the Ministry of Education, taking first prize in both events and winning guaranteed admission to National Taiwan College of Arts.
高三時，在沒有專任攝影老師指導的情形下，他獨自參加省教育廳及教育部所舉辦的全省美展與青年文藝創作獎攝影類，並拿到雙料冠軍，也獲直接保送就讀國立藝專。