秀琴自小就跟隨外祖父接觸賣藥團的演出，11歲時開始向劉萬春老師學習基本（武底），並在父親團中參與演出。因其對歌仔戲的濃厚興趣，常觀摩台上資深演員的演出，並加以學習，奠定其腹內及表演的基礎。在22歲時成為中視歌仔戲劇團的演員，25歲時創立了秀琴歌劇團，秀琴在劇團專攻文武小生的角色，其扮相俊美、唱腔渾厚、身段優美，不論是傳統戲或胡撇仔戲，都以她特有的風格詮釋劇中人物，素有南部歌仔戲天王小生之美譽。曾於2004年榮獲「中興文藝獎」、2018年榮獲「第廿五屆全球中華文化藝術薪傳獎－地方戲劇?」。

  秀琴自小就跟隨外祖父接觸賣藥團的演出，11歲時開始向劉萬春老師學習基本（武底），並在父親團中參與演出。因其對歌仔戲的濃厚興趣，常觀摩台上資深演員的演出，並加以學習，奠定其腹內及表演的基礎。在22歲時成為中視歌仔戲劇團的演員，25歲時創立了秀琴歌劇團，秀琴在劇團專攻文武小生的角色，其扮相俊美、唱腔渾厚、身段優美，不論是傳統戲或胡撇仔戲，都以她特有的風格詮釋劇中人物，素有南部歌仔戲天王小生之美譽。曾於2004年榮獲「中興文藝獎」、2018年榮獲「第廿五屆全球中華文化藝術薪傳獎－地方戲劇?」。

     As a child, Chang Hsiu-chin joined her maternal grandfather on a medicine-selling troupe (popular in Taiwan during the 1960s and 70s). At age 11, she began training for opera fundamentals under Liu Wan-chun and later performed in her father's opera troupe. She developed a strong interest in Taiwanese opera and often learned by observing experienced performers performing on stage, which helped her build a solid foundation for her improvisational and performance skills. She became a member of the CTV Taiwanese Opera Troupe at age 22 and at 25 founded ShiuKim Taiwanese Opera Troupe. Chang specializes in playing wuxiaosheng (young warrior role) and xiaosheng (young, beardless male role). Portraying a handsome character with her sonorous voice and graceful postures, Chang demonstrates her unique style in both Taiwanese opera and the O-pei-la-hi genre. Known as the “King of Xiaosheng” in southern Taiwan, Chang has won multiple awards, including the Zhongxing Arts and Culture Award in 2014 and the Local Drama Award at the 25th Global Chinese Culture & Arts Award in 2018.