His ambition to introduce Chinese musical treasures to the world came in 1951 when he first arrived in Paris He immediately started to collect and arrange Chinese folk songs systematically by categorizing them according to different provinces and dynasties.
姜成濤致力於收集中國民歌已經很久了。從一九五一年初抵巴黎開始，他就深具用心地在做這件任重道遠的工作。他的志願是想把中國的音樂遺產有系統的整理出來，打入國際，在世界樂壇佔一席地位。