Chi Po-lin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chi Po-lin

Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1964

Place of Birth: Taipei

Date of Death: 10-Jun-2017

Profession: photographer, filmmaker, director, environmentalist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Chi Po-lin (27 December 1964 – 10 June 2017) was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, best known for his 2013 film Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, which won Best Documentary at the 2013 Golden Horse Awards.On 10 June 2017, Chi along with his assistant Chen Kuan-chi and pilot Chang Chi-kuang died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area in Hualien County's Fengbin Township.
The group was shooting footage for the sequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, which was scheduled for release in 2019.
A memorial service was held in Taipei on 14 July 2017.
Asteroid 281068 Chipolin, discovered by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2006, was named in his memory.
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 November 2017 (M.P.C.
107122).
In March 2018, Chunghwa Post that still images from the sequel to Beyond Beauty would be released as stamp designs.
In April 2019, the Chi Po-lin Space dedicated to Chi opened in Tamsui.Chi was married and had a son and a daughter.