But if I broke the leg or arm of one of my carvings, that would be true heartache! "During those recent years when the economy was booming, Yang Ching-te was making from NT $ 60,000 a month to more than NT $ 100,000, relying on groups from big hotels or independent tourists who visited his workshop. He came to understand that" you really could make money from unique culture! "
前幾年景氣好時，靠著大飯店等的集團採購及觀光客現場參觀購買，楊清德一個月的收入多則十幾萬，少則六、七萬，讓他體會到「特色文化真的可以賺到錢！」