"Demand for antiques is very strong in Taiwan," says Lin Han-chang, who often chats with the Macau stallholders. Once the mainland opened up there were ample sources of antiques supply, and in the early days the export of artifacts from China was not tightly regulated. People in Macau spotted the market potential, and working as individual merchants they began bringing a steady flow of goods to Taiwan.
「台灣的古董市場需求太大」，經常與這些澳門人聊天的林漢章表示，大陸開放後，古董的貨源很多，早期的文物出口管制也不嚴格，澳門人便看準這個市場，以單幫客的方式，源源不斷地進貨到台灣來。