During this time she came to realize that westerners had only superficial understanding of China and lacked any comprehensive journalistic introduction to Chinese history, customs and art.
長期居於國外，但她始終關心祖國的種種，可惜很難找到有系統介紹中國風土人情的書；和外國人接觸得多，也令她深深覺得，外國人對中國的瞭解有限且浮泛。