Born in Fujian, his given name was Liu Fu-Sheng. His watercolor and oil paintings are most popular in Taiwan where he was called Liu Lao as a respectful name. The other name: Wua Tan Lao Wan Tong which describes his playfulness of his personality. In 1949, he stared learning painting by himself. He was selected into the 5th Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition in 1950. Since then, he became a full time painter, and worked as an art teacher. He was invited to participate in many exhibitions, such as 1972 solo exhibition in Hilton, Manila, Pilipinas; 1979, water color solo exhibition, UIC, Singapor. He also had passion in cultural anthropology, and participated in many investigations of ancient cultures.