Ruan Qingyue offered the above assessment in his 2003 book documenting Hsieh's village reconstruction work, Orchids on the Roof. A number of years later, Shyu's words continue to ring true with regard to Hsieh's reconstruction work on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
這是 2003 年出版、紀錄謝英俊在部落重建的著作《屋頂上的石斛蘭》，中生代建築師阮慶岳的評語，多年後看著謝英俊在兩岸的重建成果，依然擲地有聲。