Wannan Tin Arts Museum Introduction
The Chen Wan-neng Tin Art Studio is a tin art workshop run by the national treasure tin art master Chen Wan-neng and his sons, Chen Chih-yang and Chen Chih-sheng, who are both registered as preservers of traditional tin craftsmanship in Taiwan's Craft House and Changhua County. Tin is a metal with a silvery-gray luster, and the tin craft involves casting and engraving various items using a tin-lead alloy. This craft is commonly found in past wedding or religious ceremonies and has a history of over a hundred years in Taiwan. Lugang, in particular, experienced a prosperous era starting from the late Qing Jiaqing period, where there were once six to ten tin shops, and the street at Che Lu Kou was known as Tin Workshop Street, with masters and apprentices working throughout the province to supply tinware.
Interior of the Universal Tin Workshop
