Generally speaking, before photographic techniques had really gotten a foothold in Taiwan, the "portrait hall" handed down from mainland China had been the only way for the masses to retain images of their parents and elders.
一般說來，在攝影術尚未登陸台灣之前，由唐山傳承而來的「畫像館」，是大眾留存父母、長輩影像的唯一途徑。