[1][2] He wrote a memoir-like bestselling book in 1999, titled The Rise and Decline of the Nan Fang Ao Theater, which drew tourists to Nanfang-ao.
[6] During his tenure as president of the Taipei National University of the Arts, Chiu concurrently served as chairman of the Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center.
[7] While he served as president of TNUA, Chiu attended a ceremony to award Václav Havel the Order of Brilliant Star.
[9] Chen Shui-bian appointed Chiu Kun-liang to his National Policy Advisory Committee prior to taking office as President of the Republic of China in 2000.
[19] In April 2007, legislators Gao Jyh-peng, Charles Chiang, and Huang Chao-hui alleged that Chiu was rigging the bids submitted for the restoration of Huashan 1914 Creative Park.