With exports passing the US $ 100 million mark, and growth averaging 30 percent a year, electric lamps have become one of the most important foreign exchange earners in the Republic of China.
傳說中，史前時代燧人氏教人鑽木取火，火把在黑暗中呈現第一線的光明，成為人類最原始的照明工具。其後人類的照明工具不斷演進，從火把、油燈、蠟燭到近代的電燈泡、日光燈、水銀燈等，它們所散發的光線愈來愈穩定，亮度也愈來愈高。