Master temple builders on Taiwan were once almost all from the mainland. It was not until the early years of this century that local builders picked up steam and began to compete against them head to head.
早年台灣廟宇匠師幾乎是清一色的「唐山師傅」，一直到清末民初，本土師傅才羽翼漸豐，冒出頭來，甚至有能力和他們搶生意。