"I was very much wrapped up in the anti-communist thing," says Li. "It was more than just the shelling of Kinmen that had me upset; it was the loss of the entire mainland. My painting was the only vehicle I had to express my feelings.
「當時滿懷國仇家恨，心中懸念的不只是戰火中的金門，海峽對岸的大好河山亦常入夢中，我也僅能以畫作抒懷，落寞的秦淮河、消逝的阿房宮──一一入畫」，李錫奇說。