Hsieh was born in 1936 to a family of farmers in Tōfun, Chikunan, Shinchiku Prefecture of Japanese Taiwan, which later became known as Shuiliugong, a division of Toufen, Miaoli County.[1] He graduated from the School of Law of National Taiwan University and became a prosecutor and judge.[2] With support from the Kuomintang, Hsieh was elected to two terms as Miaoli County Magistrate, serving between 1981 and 1989.[2][3] He was a proponent of youth and amateur sports. During his magisterial tenure, Hsieh hosted the 1984 Taiwan Middle School Games and 1988 Taiwan Provincial Games [zh].[2][4] After the left the magistracy, Hsieh served in several roles within the Taiwan Provincial Government.[1][4] He offered to return to his judicial post within the provincial government after it had been downsized, but the offer was rejected by the Judicial Yuan.[5] The Chen Qingbo Culture and Education Foundation published Hsieh's autobiography in 1995.[1][4] Hsieh died at home in Taipei on 25 April 2017, aged 81.[2]
