Yeh Ken-chuang | |||||||||||
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葉根壯 | |||||||||||
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Died | 23 July 2014 | (aged 81)||||||||||
Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||
Occupation | Architect | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 葉根壯 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶根壮 | ||||||||||
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Yeh Ken-chuang ( Chinese: 葉根壯; pinyin: Yè Gēnzhuàng, 31 July 1932 – 23 July 2014) was a Taiwanese master carpenter, woodcarver, and expert in traditional Taiwanese architecture from Magong. [1] He was known as "Master Chuang" within the carpentry community in Taiwan. [2] [3] Yeh spent over a decade learning the craft from his uncle Yeh Teh-ling before working for himself. [4]
Yeh specialized in large traditional wooden architectural structures, including temples and other buildings. [2] His notable works included the Long Men Kuanyin Temple and the Wang An Wu Fu Temple, both located in the Penghu Islands. [2] In 2010, the government of Penghu County certified Yeh as a preservationist of traditional timber framing techniques. [2] He was scheduled to be named as a candidate for "Living National Treasure" of Taiwan on 22 July 2014, at the time of his death. [2]
He died in the TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crash near Magong Airport on 23 July 2014 at the age of 82. [2] President Ma Ying-jeou announced that the Bureau of Cultural Heritage would preserve Yeh's records and documents on his timber framing techniques. [2]
Yeh Ken-chuang | |||||||||||
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葉根壯 | |||||||||||
Born | |||||||||||
Died | 23 July 2014 | (aged 81)||||||||||
Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||
Occupation | Architect | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 葉根壯 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶根壮 | ||||||||||
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Yeh Ken-chuang ( Chinese: 葉根壯; pinyin: Yè Gēnzhuàng, 31 July 1932 – 23 July 2014) was a Taiwanese master carpenter, woodcarver, and expert in traditional Taiwanese architecture from Magong. [1] He was known as "Master Chuang" within the carpentry community in Taiwan. [2] [3] Yeh spent over a decade learning the craft from his uncle Yeh Teh-ling before working for himself. [4]
Yeh specialized in large traditional wooden architectural structures, including temples and other buildings. [2] His notable works included the Long Men Kuanyin Temple and the Wang An Wu Fu Temple, both located in the Penghu Islands. [2] In 2010, the government of Penghu County certified Yeh as a preservationist of traditional timber framing techniques. [2] He was scheduled to be named as a candidate for "Living National Treasure" of Taiwan on 22 July 2014, at the time of his death. [2]
He died in the TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crash near Magong Airport on 23 July 2014 at the age of 82. [2] President Ma Ying-jeou announced that the Bureau of Cultural Heritage would preserve Yeh's records and documents on his timber framing techniques. [2]