Wu Fu Yang Sock Story Museum Introduction
Wu Fu Yang Knitting was established in 1936 during the Japanese colonial period, focusing on sock weaving for 85 years. Unlike the typical division of labor in sock production, Wu Fu Yang controls every aspect from raw materials, design, weaving, to sales without relying on others, maintaining the factory's commitment to quality. To date, Wu Fu Yang has manufactured over 100 million pairs of socks; if connected, they could wrap around the Earth. In the 1930s, there were no professional sock weaving factories in Taiwan under Japanese rule, and the first chairman, Wu Nai Yang, identified a business opportunity by introducing the most advanced hand-operated sock weaving machines from abroad and hiring master craftsmen from Shanghai to teach the production of high-quality stockings, marking the beginning of the Wu family's association with socks. Wu Nai Yang named the company "Wu Fu Yang" by combining one character from his name and his late father Wu Fu Tang's name to honor his ancestors and reflect his origins. Starting with hand-operated sock weaving machines, the sock industry has evolved through semi-automatic and fully automated high-capacity production, to the latest advancements in eco-friendly and functional materials and brand management, with Wu Fu Yang participating in the development history of Taiwan's sock industry. The third-generation operator, Wu Hong Zhou, hopes to create a sock cultural museum to preserve the history of Taiwan's sock industry and Wu Fu Yang. "While other peers have relocated to China, we persist in staying rooted in Taiwan. We hope to open the sock weaving process to the public, encouraging participation, and providing a knowledge-based entertainment environment for industry education, aiming to offer tourists a rich experience and contribute to Taiwan's sock industry."
