Yeh Ken-chuang

Yeh Ken-chuang (Chinese: 葉根壯; pinyin: Yè Gēnzhuàng, 31 July 1932 – 23 July 2014) was a Taiwanese master carpenter, woodcarver, and expert in traditional Taiwanese architecture from Magong. He was known as "Master Chuang" within the carpentry community in Taiwan. He died in the TransAsia Airways Flight 222 plane crash at Magong Airport on 23 July 2014 at the age of 82. President Ma Ying-jeou announced that the Bureau of Cultural Heritage would preserve Yeh's records and documents on his timber framing techniques.

Yeh Ken-chuang

Yeh Ken-chuang (Chinese: 葉根壯; pinyin: Yè Gēnzhuàng, 31 July 1932 – 23 July 2014) was a Taiwanese master carpenter, woodcarver, and expert in traditional Taiwanese architecture from Magong. He was known as "Master Chuang" within the carpentry community in Taiwan. He died in the TransAsia Airways Flight 222 plane crash at Magong Airport on 23 July 2014 at the age of 82. President Ma Ying-jeou announced that the Bureau of Cultural Heritage would preserve Yeh's records and documents on his timber framing techniques.