Most lion heads in the old days were made of five layers of fabric, but change came in the 1980s with rapid economic growth and the rezoning of agricultural land in connection with urban planning. New affluence brought the building of new temples. The gods had to be entertained, and demand for lion dances picked up.
早期布胎大多貼 5 層，但 1980 年代台灣經濟起飛，加上許多農地因都市計劃地目變更，造就不少新富階級，他們建廟、酬神，帶動一波民俗信仰熱潮。