Once Kuan thought a report Hsu had done on potted miniature plants was poorly written. So Kuan told Hsu to go to a tea house on Hsinsheng South Road which was filled with potted miniature plants so that Hsu could understand first-hand the role that potted plants could play in the lives of modern urban residents. Hsu thus went to the shop to "get in the right mood."
還有一回，官麗嘉認為許麗慧的盆栽報導寫得不好，叫她到新生南路一家有著很多盆栽植物的茶藝店，去體會盆栽在現代人繁忙生活中所扮演的角色。