Though it doesn't fully meet literary critic Cheng Ming-li's criterion that "the ultimate goal of travel writing should be to 'record the journey,'" the author's use of chapter titles such as "Impressions" and "Local Color," and his deliberate emphasis on vivid description of the exotic locales, create a deep sensation of the melding of human emotions, landscapes and artifacts.
雖說它不完全符合文學評論家鄭明 n 所說的，「旅行文學要以『記遊』為終極目的」，但作者以「印象」、「風土」為篇章命名，且在報導中刻意加重對異地時空的描繪，因此讀來人情、景物交融，感受十分深刻。