They probably hoped to sell the pieces for cash, as they were the handiwork of Chiang Hsin (蔣馨), whose relatives and disciples left their mark across Taiwan’s many temples and traditional structures. This photo shows the Huang family grave with the stone carvings adorning the headstone. This photo shows a recovered piece of stone carving from the Huang family gravestone. Chiang Hsin first came to Taiwan to fix Lukang’s famed Tianhou Temple. Chiang won the bid for the Tianhou Temple project and recruited several of his clansmen, including Chiang Mei-shui, to help him.

Source: Taipei Times August 14, 2021 15:56 UTC