CHAU TRAN, born 1949 in South-Vietnam as a son of south-chinese parents from the province Canton, China.
chinese name Chen Ying Yi 陈英义, pseudonym QING LIAN 青濂.
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Archive-Photos before 1979
 1962, Chau Tran (Qing Lian) after a graduation-ceremony |
 1963, Chau Tran (Qing Lian) right with parents and younger siblings in front of th Confucius-temple in Saigon. The two elder brothers were not present. |
 1963, right Chau Tran (Qing Lian), in the age of 14, in addition to normal chinese class he takes part in chinese painting-education, middle taskmaster of chinese painting Tho Tran (Shu Chen) and left older fellow student |
 1965, front/middle Chau Tran (Qing Lian) with fellow students and friends amongst others right behind: Binh Doung Tran (Bin Yang Chen), taskmaster of chin. painting, specialty subject bamboo and 2nd from left Zi Thun, chin. calligraphy-artist trip to chinese monasteries and temples around Saigon. A series of buddhistic paintings originated from this time. |
 1967, Chau Tran (Qing Lian), photo-break during studies of nature in the botanical garden of Saigon |
 1969, right Chau Tran (Qing Lian), at an art-exhibition of professor Chin Nghi Lam (Qing Ni Lin) from Hongkong |
 1970, Chau Tran (Qing Lian), small break from nature-studies in a forest outside of Saigon before nature was destroyed by war |
 1970, Chau Tran (Qing Lian) visiting the Confucius-Temple in Saigon |
 1970, Chau Tran (Qing Lian), in the background the Confucius-temple of Saigon |
 1970, Chau Tran (Qing Lian) at Saigon-University next to a christmas-tree decorated with wad-snow |
 1971, Chau Tran (Qing Lian) on a hill in Vung Tau wanderlust to the far blue mountains at the horizon which often appear in chinese paintings |
 1971, Chau Tran (Qing Lian), visiting a monastry with a collection of chinese paintings |
 1973, Chau Tran (Qing Lian), fascinated by the foggy landscape at a lake in Da Lat, where the french recreated in the colonial era |
 1973, Chau Tran (Qing Lian), study trip to mountains in middle-Vietnam |
 1974, Chau Tran (Qing Lian) on a boat trip to the islands of Nam Du (Poulo Dama), studying the landscape from above, right in the bay behind trees is the boat ...to be continued... |