Gourd carving in Taiwan started to take off in the 1980s under the guidance of one man, inspired by tales of a magical gourd wielded by demons in Journey to the West.
台灣的瓠藝發展，始於一九八○年代，一個從小聽西遊記神話故事，嚮往擁有金角怪、銀角怪「收妖葫」的男孩──龔一舫。