About this point, Chen Wan-neng stresses that most tin objects used to be ceremonial objects, such as dragon candlesticks or orange-shaped lamps. Because pure tin is very soft and has a low melting point, and also because Taiwan has always had to import all of its tin, the costs are high, and many tinsmiths have added lots of lead to economize.
針對此，陳萬能強調，以前的錫製品大多是祭祀用具或龍燭、柑燈一類，由於純錫質軟、熔點低，加以台灣並不產錫，完全仰賴進口，成本相對提高，很多商家為降低成本，便在錫裡加鉛。