President Chen Shui-bian praised Taiwan's world-known dancer and choreographer, Lo Man-fei, and mourned for her death:
"In her life, Lo Man-fei had danced the melody of life and sparkled the glory of mind. The fragrance of her art she left to us is eternal."
Lo Man-fei graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature of the National Taiwan University and gained her masters in dance and choreography from New York University. After returning to Taiwan, she joined the Cloud Gate Dance Theater, and soon led the Cloud Gate Dance Theater II as the art director. Lo Man-fei died of lung cancer on March 24, 2006 at the age of 51.