Yeh Ken-chuang
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Hanyu Pinyin Yè Gēnzhuàng | | |
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Yeh Ken-chuang (
Taiwanese architecture from Magong.[1] He was known as "Master Chuang" within the carpentry community in Taiwan.[2][3] Yeh spent over a decade learning the craft from his uncle Yeh Teh-ling before working for himself.[4]
Yeh specialized in large traditional wooden architectural structures, including temples and other buildings.Penghu County certified Yeh as a preservationist of traditional timber framing techniques.[2] He was scheduled to be named as a candidate for "Living National Treasure" of Taiwan on 22 July 2014, at the time of his death.[2]
He died in the
Magong Airport on 23 July 2014 at the age of 82.[2] President Ma Ying-jeou announced that the Bureau of Cultural Heritage would preserve Yeh's records and documents on his timber framing techniques.[2]
References
- Nownews(in Chinese). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Shan, Shelley (2014-07-25). "Victims include master carpenter, firefighter, families". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ Chen, Christie; Wang, Ching-yi; Cheng, Chi-feng; Wang, Shu-feng (2014-07-24). "Carpentry master, firefighter among TransAsia crash victims". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-08-17. Alt URL
- ^ Han Cheung (16 July 2023). "Taiwan in Time: Building shrines in changing times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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