In that same year, he moved three extended works to completion: Turbid Waters, Expansive Mountains and Rivers, and Flowing Clouds. The three works formed the Turbid Waters trilogy, Taiwan's first roman-fleuve novels.
同年起，他陸續完成《濁流》、《江山萬里》、《流雲》三個長篇，即台灣第一部大河小說《濁流三部曲》。