Yingge and Shui-Li: Lo Ming / Rou Min and changing ceramic traditions

Martie extended her kiln-god research in Taiwan through fieldwork in Yingge and Shui-Li. In Yingge, her research examined Lo Ming and Lo Wen and the continuation—and gradual transformation—of pottery-god customs within a modern ceramic center. In Shui-Li, the same kiln-god figure appears under the translated name Rou Min, reflecting differences in local transliteration and interpretation.

The Taiwan research links deity traditions with snake-kiln heritage, community memory, museum interpretation, tourism, and contemporary pottery. These sites demonstrate how ceramic belief survives not as a fixed ritual system but as an evolving cultural memory sustained through festivals, museums, workshops, and working kilns.