Mr. Liu, Ting-Tusan was born in Taiwan in 1959. During his childhood, there was nothing special in his house. He was a curious child, so he often picked up items from outside. He liked to take these items apart and study them. Then, he reassembled the different pieces into a new work. He spent much of his elementary and junior high school years doing this.
　　" No one like the smell of the engine oil, but I did when I was a child," said Liu Ting-Tusan. Perhaps it's a natural instinct. After graduating from junior high school, Liu Ting-Tusan studied mechanics and learned to take apart the ships in a shipyard. Then, he worked for a power plant as a mechanic. He also learned lathe, and bench work at a pattern-metal factor. Furthermore, he studied electric welding and cold work. During his three-year military service, he served in the air force. He participated in creating models of the IDF fighters. After being demobilized, he tried to grow potted plants. At the same time, he took part in building the China steel company and a shipyard for construction of submarines. At the end, he participated in the southern railway construction. During this time he became knowledgeable in stone sculpture in Taitong.
　　After coming back to Kaohsiung, he opened a factory for one and a half years. Then he moved to Da Liao and started his long career in steel-sculpture. In 2000, he focused on steel-sculpture. He was sure that this was his career. After that, he devoted his life to creating a city of steel-sculpture and to beautifying Kaohsiung, the city of steel and iron.