In 1990, Tsai was the first photographer to receive the National Literature and Art Achievement Award. His indefatigable spirit and achievements in photography have also caused his story to be selected as material for elementary school textbooks.
1990 年，蔡百峻成為第一位榮獲國家文藝獎的攝影家，他執著不悔的精神與事蹟，還被選入國小教師基本教材中。