The symphony took musical material from Taiwan's three main ethnic groups--Hoklo (southern Fujianese), Hakka, and Aboriginal--and merged them, thus conveying a harmonious whole. This work also expressed his deeply felt sentiments about each of these ethnic groups.
該交響曲融合台灣 3 大族群：福佬、客家、原住民等民歌為素材，藉由樂曲的交融，呈現民族融合的和諧與圓滿，也強烈地傳遞他對台灣各族群的情感。