According to the Chen Clan and the tour guide of the Lukang Folk Arts Museum, in the olden days, when brides are waiting to be married there would be a long parade of people coming to pick up the bride. There would be gongs and drums leading the parade; very busy and lively. The bride would then ride in a bridal palanquin carried by several men. Through the changes of time, brides no longer ride in traditional bridal palanquins; instead beautiful luxury cars are used. The techniques used on the bridal palanquins were in turn transferred onto the making of the holy palanquins we see today.

       In a pilgrimage parade the holy palanquin has to be in motion, and during the parade to express a sense of austerity believers would fight to the front to worship their god, as if it was the parade of an important government official. This is why there are holy palanquins today. The palanquins rode by the gods must be made delicately so when believers see the palanquin it is as if they’ve seen the authority of the temple. This is why the carving on a holy palanquin must be as grand as that of a bridal palanquin. The amount of money spent on the making of the holy palanquin reflects the believer’s faithfulness to the god.