He is himself a metaphor, one that is accessible to us and well worth pondering over. In contrast to the love of quiet one generally finds among older literati, Yeh Shih-tao lives in a place that is embedded in the world of daily life and commerce.
有別於大部分前輩文人愛靜的習性，葉石濤連居住環境都是非常「市井」的。