Nevertheless, Liu's photos of Mt. Nanhu reveal a feeling of loneliness. Liu Szu-i had been born into the family of a civil servant, the last of five children. Despite hopeful expectations of the family, Liu disliked schoolwork from childhood, and the outstanding grades earned by his four sisters only made him look worse.
然而，劉思沂鏡頭下的南湖，竟是一片冷寂；出生於公務員家庭，繼 4 個姊姊之後，在家人的殷盼下出生的劉思沂從小就不愛讀書，與成績出眾的姊姊們相較下更顯見拙。