| Chang Show-foong | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLY |
| Smallimage: | Voa chinese Xiaofeng Zhang 18May10 300.jpg |
| Order: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Constituency: | Republic of China |
| Term Start: | 1 February 2012 |
| Term End: | 15 March 2013 |
| Birth Date: | 1941 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Jinhua, Zhejiang, Republic of China |
| Party: | People First Party |
| Nationality: | Taiwanese |
| Alma Mater: | Soochow University |
| Occupation: | politician |
| Profession: | environmentalist, writer |
Chang Show-foong (; born 29 March 1941) is a Taiwanese environmentalist, writer, and politician. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012 and served until her resignation in March 2013.
Chang is a native of Jinhua, and moved to Taiwan in 1949. She studied Chinese literature at Soochow University, graduating in 1962.[1] She has taught at her alma mater, and also at Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary and National Yang-Ming University.[2] [3] Most of her works incorporate historical events as allegories to modern times.[4]
Chang made her opposition to the construction of a biotechnology park in Nangang District, Taipei known in 2010,[5] having described the area as "Taipei's last piece of green land."[6] [7] Her advocacy featured direct visits to the site,[8] where she favored the retention of the area's natural wetlands as "Taipei's Central Park."[9] Chang also supported the maintenance of Pingtung County's Alangyi Trail.[10] She has compared substandard care of public greenery to foot binding.[11]
She was named to the Legislative Yuan via the proportional representation party list system as a representative of the People First Party.[12] As a legislator, Chang continued supporting a wide range of green causes.[13] [14] [15] [16] In March 2012, she proposed that the government provide aid to single women, advising Taiwanese men against transnational marriage, calling the practice a "strange habit."[17] [18] Chang's comments drew criticism from multiple civic groups.[19] She resigned from the legislature on 15 March 2013.[20]