"During the Great Leap Forward, the windows and doors of the schools in Jimei were all torn down to be used in steel refineries. That infuriated the old gentleman," said Huang Dequen, vice-chairman of the Jimei alumni headquarters. "Luckily, he didn't live to see the Cultural Revolution!"
「大躍進時，集美學校裡的門窗都被拆去煉鋼，可把老先生氣壞了」，集美校友總會副理事長黃德全說，「幸好老先生沒有活到文化大革命！」