He says the traditional idea that called for replacing the old assumes certain preconditions: "In the pre-Republican era, craftsmen had a master-apprentice tradition. Their training was based on traditional aesthetics and so their styles would not diverge too far.
王鎮華也有同感，他認為傳統講究除舊布新是有條件的。「民國以前的匠師是師徒相傳，受的還是傳統美學薰陶，風格不會太走樣。