Although the Japanese government officially forbade the worship of gods, pious Taiwanese would still secretly carry out rites. Because they knew Chen Chin-kuan was skilled at embroidery, they would privately ask him to make clothes for the gods.
日本政府雖然明令不准拜神明，但虔誠的民眾仍偷偷祭拜，他們知道陳金官會刺繡，便私下請他製作神衣，因手工精緻，陳金官的名聲就這樣悄悄地傳開。