Chang Shui-lien's father was a rushwork trader who specialized in selling to Japan and to major cities in mainland China such as Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. "In those days, rushwork mats and hats were given as high-class wedding gifts," recalls Chang Shui-lien, who cannot help a rush of excitement when looking back on those halcyon days.
張水連的父親是帽蓆商人，專銷日本及中國大陸上海、南京、北平各大城市，「當時的藺草帽蓆是結婚送禮的高級禮品」，回憶起過去的黃金年代，張水連不禁意氣風發起來。