Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Becoming Famous Far and Wide

After years of hard and diligent work, Master A-fa's skills have become more and more sophisticated. Many temples, such as the Yuanqing Temple, a national monument, the Guandi Temple in Changhua, a county-designated monument, and other temples sought for assistance from his Buddhist paraphernalia shop because of its reputation and commissioned him to restore their statues. For 8 consecutive years from 2016 to 2023, he was also invited to exhibit his works at Taiwan’s representative traditional folk craft exhibition “Feast of Five Lakes and Four Seas.” He also serves as the chairman of the Lukang Chaoyang Association, the preservation group of the “Lukang Luban Banquet.” Even the Malaysian Tencel Main Temple commissioned him across the sea, and the Malaysian Datuk also collected more than ten pieces of Master A-fa's works. Master A-fa has been famous overseas.

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Narrative

My school


The Miraculous Master A-fa 

Statue Sprucing Craftsmanship

Craftsman Master A-fa

An Interview with Master A-fa

Statue Sprucing mandala

 

 

Years as an Apprentice 

A Childhood Immersed in Craftsmanship

Apprenticeship to Learn the Craft

The Early Stages of Learning

Sticking to Studies

Life of Apprenticeship

Becoming a Master After Seven Years of Apprenticeship

Creating His Own Way

Chronology of Master A-fa 



Entrepreneurship and Innovation 

Settled in Changhua

Difficulties and Challenges in Starting a Business

Growth against the Trend

Becoming Famous Far and Wide

The Crisis of Inheritance

Devotion to Inheritance

Commitment to Inheritance and Promotion

Taking Root

Statue Sprucing Craftsmanship 

Origin

Techniques

Materials

Restoration of Statues

The posture and facial expression of the statue

Cleaning up

Taboos of statue sprucing 

Master A-fa statue sprucing Video
Public Television 

Preparations before the Interview

Go to Nanyao Temple for on-site video shooting

A Visit to Master A-fa’s Buddhist paraphernalia shop

First encounter with gold

Lacquer thread carving experience

Public Television
Interviews and tours 

The interview with Mr. Tsai

Sweetness and bitterness experienced in statue sprucing

Class tour for promotion

Questionnaire statistical analysis

Lacquer thread game

Carving game

Comic Little Theater


Thematic Production and Reference Bibliography

Production process experience

Interesting details behind the project

Contribution and gain

Curriculum Integration

References and news links

Quiz