When restoring paintings most renovators in Taiwan just rub off the old work and then paint whatever they want. Few craftsmen are willing to take care to restore the original work. "They don't respect the legacy of previous generations," Hsueh says. "It's that old artist's attitude that 'the other guy's work is never as good as your own.'"
至於彩繪維修，一般都是把前人的作品抹去，再照自己的意思重畫，少見匠師願意費心照原來的圖樣復原，「不尊重前輩留下的痕跡，這是『文人相輕』的觀念使然」，薛琴說。