Born in Xitou of Lugu Township, Chiu has her childhood memory tightly connected with bamboo forest. In 1992, Chiu was back to her high school for a five-year bamboo inheritance project, and later on study the lacquer art in National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute with the master Qing-Shung Wang. In 1997, Chiu worked as a bamboo weaving teacher in Jhushan Township Office, and she kept teaching until now, which has accumulated a great number of students for her.
Recently Chiu has continuously participated in the execution of "Fashion Craft Yii Brand" project held by NTCRI, and she works together with local designers to develop new original art work of Taiwan and aims to bring out new concept for traditional craft art.