LEGEND: MEN-CHUAN YANG, FISHING AND NET WEAVING

YANG Men-chuan, a fisherman with over half a century of fishing experience, grew up by the sea. Unlike most Hakka people who have memories of farming, his family’s fields had been sold off before he was born and his ancestors had already turned to the ocean for development. Hand-woven netting is an essential skill for fishermen. Even though his father once laughed at him for being clumsy and slowing down progress, YANG Men-chuan still maintained a diligent and courageous attitude, and seriously learned how to weave fishing nets by hand.
楊門圈，一個打漁經驗超過半世紀的漁夫，自小生活在海邊，與大部分客家人的農耕記憶不同，在他出生以前，家裡的田地已變賣殆盡，父祖輩早就轉向海洋發展，而「手工織網」是身為漁夫的必備技術，即使父親曾笑他笨拙拖累進度，但是他仍抱持著矢勤矢勇的態度，認真自學手織漁網。