Meet the Taiwanese sculptor giving discarded statues of gods a home


By AGENCY

Every spare surface of Lin Hsin-lai's four-storey shop is crammed with a pantheon of Taiwan's celestial beings, testament to the decades he has spent sheltering and restoring unwanted statues of gods. To venture inside is a tour of the heavens.

Thousands of statues fill the shelves, from popular deities such as the sea goddess Mazu and the fearsome Guan Yu - a red-faced warrior god worshipped by police and gangsters alike - to lesser known beings like a tiger shaped guardian spirit.

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Culture , Tradition , Sculpture , Taiwan , Statues

   

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