Nostalgic Industry | Taiping Matang Boat Building Factory

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【Writer:Tobi Law

The Taiping Matang Boat Factory, an old place, shows the way of making traditional boats again.

Even though the boat factory work is tough, he is willing to do it until the last moment for his father. The Taiping Matang Shipyard’s story is not just about making boats but also about keeping family feelings going.

The ship-making at the Taiping Matang Boat Factory starts with picking good wood. Every piece of wood is carefully chosen to make sure the boats are good quality and last a long time.

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Carpenters use old-fashioned skills to connect the wood pieces like weaving a story full of history. The Taiping Matang Shipyard doesn‘t make regular fishing boats but focuses on making mangrove boats.

From the idea to finishing, the Taiping Matang Boat Factory uses old wisdom and skills.

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Carpenters carefully carve the wood to make the boat’s special shape. The good skills are passed down from one generation of carpenters to the next, and each hit on the wood tells the family‘s history.

The Taiping Matang Shipyard is known for tradition and good skills, and it’s where the past and now meet. In this old place, time seems to stop, passing on the old wisdom to now. When you go into the Taiping Matang Shipyard, you will see the carpenters‘ skills and feel the charm of old craftsmanship.

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