Huang Cheng believed that there are two forms of imitation. The first is "copying from the past," which involves preserving the beautiful aspects of a tradition. This means doing one's best to learn the spirit and techniques of the ancients, rather than making slavish reproductions.
黃成認為仿製有兩種：一種是「仿古」，就是保持傳統的優點，盡得古人的精神巧趣，而非形式的相同。