In 1983, the "three friends of winter" (referring to the bamboo, pine and plum, and to faithful friends in hard times), Wei Han-chang, Huang, and Lin Sheng-shih, all received special contribution awards at the National Literature and Art Achievement Awards. The three were invited to speak in Kaohsiung, and they all fell in love with the city.
民國 72 年，素有「歲寒三友」之譽的韋瀚章、黃友棣、林聲翕，同時獲頒國家文藝獎特別貢獻獎，並應邀到高雄演講，3 人同時愛上這個海洋之都。