Yang San-lang is a founding member of the Taiyang Artist Association, a group of famous early Taiwanese artists who made direct and lasting contributions to the development of the arts in Taiwan. He left home in his youth, travelling to Japan, where he entered the Kansai Art Institute, and then on to Europe for further studies, eventually entering the Autumn Salon in France. When Kuomintang Party Chairman Lien Chan travelled to Mainland China for the historic ice-breaking visit, he presented Chinese President Hu Jintao with Yang's painting "Yeliu Rock Formations." We can see his important position in art history.

Yang San-lang is a true believer of impressionism; he paid a lot of attention to paint or sketch nature and always took notice on the sunlight as well as different shades in different times. He has high prestige among senior artists in Taiwan, makes every endeavor for art movements and established "Tai-yang Art Society". He received "National Culture Medal", it is the highest honor of art one could receive in the country, his ability capturing touching moments and vitality in nature, his utilizing the space through different layers, and his presenting his mind through art, is the best in all artists.