In this Taiwanese workshop, women adorn sheet after sheet of yellow joss paper with gold and silver leaf and red paint to satisfy last orders for sacrificial cash offerings ahead of next month's Lunar New Year festival
Taiwan's Chen Kun-huei, 82, is determined to keep alive an ancient tradition of making the "joss paper" by hand even as others have shifted to automated production at factories.
Joss paper, also known as "spirit money", is one of the most common offerings in Taiwan, burned at temples and outside homes to honour deities and ancestors while praying for many children, prosperity and longevity. "There are just too many temples in Taiwan," said Chen's daughter, Chen Miao-fang, explaining why demand for joss paper remains high. After growing up in and around the workshop, Miao-fang is now in charge of taking orders.
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