Taiwan firm's concrete temples save worshippers time and money

A ready-made Chinese traditional temple is seen on a lorry in Pingtung, Taiwan July 5, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Some companies in Taiwan spend months building temples with bricks and cement, but Lin Fu-Chun's firm simply pours concrete into a giant mould and waits for it to dry.

The 78-year-old Lin said his temple factory, Chuanso, needed just over six weeks to finish a building that normally took six months with conventional methods - and moulding was 40 percent cheaper.