Chang was born on September 4, 1982 in
Munich,
West Germany. Her family were prominent businesspeople in
Daya,
Taichung. Her grandfather, Chang Jui-chen, was the owner of the
Miyahara Ice Cream building. Her father, Chang Chih-ming, was a professor of sociology at
National Taiwan University. Her mother, Cheng Ju-ching, was a children's book author. Chang and her older sister were born in West Germany while their father was a graduate student at the
University of Munich. They moved back to Taiwan in 1986. After attending Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' High School, she graduated from
National Taipei University with a bachelor's degree in law. In June 2010, Chang earned a master's degree in
industrial economics from
National Central University. == Career ==