Lin Liangtai, the preserver of Kaohsiung City’s cultural assets preservation technology “Wooden King Boat Technology”, takes a photo with the wooden King Boat he made. (Provided by the Ministry of Culture)
[Reporter Dong Baiting/Reporting from Taipei]Lin Liangtai, the preserver of Kaohsiung City’s cultural assets preservation technology “Wooden King Ship Technology” passed away today (25th) at the age of 73. After hearing the news, Minister of Culture Shi Zhe expressed deep condolences and said that Lin Liangtai had long invested in the technology of making wooden king ships and was willing to pass on and promote it. He had an important influence and contribution to the preservation and recording of intangible cultural assets, and also laid a solid foundation for the preservation of Taiwan’s traditional crafts. Foundation, the Ministry of Culture will issue a certificate of commendation in recognition.
Lin Liangtai has built more than 200 wooden king ships, ranging from Miaoli in the north to Hualien in the east. His footprints in making king ships are high across regions. (Provided by the Ministry of Culture)
Lin Liangtai, a native of Kaohsiung City, was born in 1951 and is known as “Tai Shi”. After graduating from junior high school, he began to learn how to make fishing boats. When he was 25 years old, he met a paper-pasting master and entered the field of wooden boat making. Lin Liangtai’s king ship production technology is exquisite and can be customized. It is highly professional. Whether it is the ship structure, equipment, components, etc., he can conceive it in his mind. He is not only familiar with the king ship manufacturing process, but also the folk customs of king ship production. , taboos, rituals and greetings and farewells.
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The Ministry of Culture pointed out that the belief in the king is prevalent along the southwest coast of Taiwan and has a complete customary etiquette and cultural context for welcoming and seeing off the king. The king ship is the cultural carrier of the entire customs and rituals, and the burning of the king ship is a large and unique one in the coastal areas. cultural activities. The main materials of Wangchuan are wood, paper, and composite materials. Lin Liangtai is a leader in wood-made Wangchuan technology. He is brave in innovation and pursues breakthroughs in techniques.
Lin Liangtai has built more than 200 wooden king ships, ranging from Miaoli in the north to Hualien in the east. He has made royal ships with high visibility across regions. There are important folk customs “Xigang Incense Cutting” and Kaohsiung Municipal Folk Custom “Xiamen”. The experience of making wooden king ships such as the “Jinluan Palace Royal Jiao Ceremony” and the “White Salon Wanfu Palace Royal Jiao Ceremony” has an important impact on the preservation and inheritance of cultural assets and has made a lot of contributions. The Kaohsiung City Government announced the registration in 2019 The preserver of the “wooden king ship technology”.
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