Chen is an entrepreneur and philanthropist, born in Shantou City, Guangdong Province. Because of his contribution in Shantou, he was honored as "Shantou Rong". Chen was born in poverty and studied hard since childhood. He used to be the head of culture and education and the head of the organization. Later, he founded DBS Bank, which played an important role in Hong Kong's financial industry and charity. But he has never forgotten his hometown of Shantou, and has been committed to promoting the economic development and charity development of Shantou for many years. He allocated funds to build many schools and donated a lot of money to Shantou, which helped many poor students complete their studies and improved the education, medical care and social welfare conditions in Shantou. Because of Chen's outstanding contribution in Shantou, people respectfully call him "Shantou Rong".