He wrote many works which have a rather old classical flavor based on ancient-style poetry and works by his colleague Wei Han chang.
他作了不少取材自古詩詞，如王灼的點絳唇、蘇軾的卜算子、辛棄疾的南鄉子、李白的峨嵋山月歌及同事韋瀚章等頗具古典韻味的詩作，試圖以中國五聲音階，結合詩歌本身的音韻之美，譜出婉約含蓄的中國風味。