Rattan is a tropical vine found extensively in Asia in the jungles of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Only a small quantity of top-quality rattan can be gathered from Taiwan's eastern mountain region. Imports of raw material from Indonesia are therefore the basis of the island's prosperous furniture business.
短短十年間，自由中國台灣的人民，在沒有自產藤料的情況下，再度以慧思、巧手及勤勞奮鬥的精神，創造出藤製傢具外銷的奇蹟﹘ ﹘將一批批價值不高的進口藤原料，如點石成金般，化成一套套或古樸幽雅、或具現代流行線條美的藤製傢具。