The second phase was his Taichi Series, and embraced all of Chinese culture. Now he had moved on to the international stage. "It was a natural progression," says Ju, who likens it to the difference between a child at different ages. A three-year-old speaks the language of a three-year-old, he says, and a five-year-old speaks the language of a five-year-old.
從水牛的鄉土台灣，到太極的中國胸懷，如今是國際的人間視野，「這都是自然成長的」，朱銘表示，就像三歲的孩子自然要講三歲的話，到了五歲就要講五歲的話。