As far as Pai is concerned, without the color, variety, and sense of artistic community the artists brought to the place, Lihsiangkuo is like a flower that's lost its roots, fading into a mere shadow of itself.
對白錫旼來說，沒有藝術家把酒闊論、互相品評的藝術街坊，猶如失根的花朵般，已經變質褪色了。