Ju Ming was born in Miaoli during the Second World War.Because his family was poor, he had to help out by tending cattle in the hills.He received only two years of primary education.

• 朱铭是位苦干出头的木雕家，从小在苗栗通霄乡下长大，由于家境贫困，不得不帮助家里放牛，整天与牛为伍，因为战争空袭，他只受过两年的小学教育；