This Week on FORMOSA FILES: Lu Ching-an, the Chiayi Motorcycle Stuntman Who Surpassed Evel Knievel’s Bus Jumping Record.

From “Muddy Ditch” in Chiayi County, Lu Ch’ing-an (1944–2011) rose to national fame as Taiwan’s Father of Motorcycle Stunts. The story starts with an apprenticeship at a local scooter repair shop, where the mechanically gifted boy fell in love with motorbikes.