Kid with the right stuff Hung Lai-wang didn't go out of his way to encourage his children to get involved in the life of temple fairs, but Hung Wen-ting, born in 1962, from an early age showed a keen interest in the percussion routines. He listened to his father beat on the drums early every morning at the nearby Yellow Emperor Shrine.
英雄出少年儘管熱心廟會活動的洪來旺並不鼓勵子女參與，但 1962 年出生的洪文定，從小便對藝陣的鑼鼓點充滿興趣，尤其父親每天清晨都會到住家附近的「黃帝神宮」（屬「軒轅教」）獻擊「三獻鼓」，鼓聲節奏早已銘記腦海，時時在住家木梯上槌擊練習。