The New Taipei City Government has recognized an artisan who has been restoring statues of deities for more than three decades for his contributions to cultural preservation.
Chin Ming-wei (金明偉), 52, has restored more than 10,000 statues of deities over the past 30 years, including those at Taipei’s Xiahai City God Temple and New Taipei City’s Baohe Temple in Lujhou District (蘆洲).
Last year, he received a plaque from a temple that named him the “god of healing” and received an award from the New Taipei City Government for his contributions to the preservation of intangible culture.
“When I entered junior-high school
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In post-pandemic Taiwan, contemporary art and religious traditions blend to create new forms of expression
TAIPEI, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Until a new wave of COVID-19 infections were first reported in Taiwan earlier this year, many joined the annual pilgrimage to Mazu, held by Cihui Mazu Temple and co-organized by Netizen Productions, in New Taipei City, continuing a local religious tradition dating back more than 100 years. A fusion of traditional aesthetics and contemporary art has become an element of the scenery of many Taiwanese cities and towns in the post-epidemic era.
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