Lin Zhu-an, Hung Ping-shun, and Li Ping-kuei received a certificate that recognizes them as important preservers of Taiwan's traditional performing arts and craftsmanship from Minister of Culture Cheng Li-chiun.
Taiwanese artisans certified by the "Taiwan Crafts Workshop" program are now encouraged to apply with local authorities for tourist road signs leading to their workshops.
Qianshuizhuang means "drawing spirits out of the water" and the one held in Yunlin's Kouhu Township is the largest ceremony of its kind in Taiwan. Most importantly, this is the only folk festival that ensued from a historical disaster.
Ahead of Cloud Gate patriarch Lin Hwai-min's year-end retirement, Minister of Culture Cheng Li-chiun offered her highest tribute to Lin for his many years of "irrigating the land and the souls of its people with art."