Professor Kuo Wen-yau of National Chengchih University comments, "The reason 'Eight Thousand Miles' has received such good reviews from the public is it is produced with a good measure of love for the country and its people.
「主要是題材好啦！」詹德茂認為，對於一個地大物博，有五千年歷史的文化古國而言，可做的題材，可說的故事實在太多了。得到各方的好評，他的感受是「努力有了回報」，但卻覺得更多的榮耀，應該歸因給予他們點子與題材的﹘﹘中國。