Li Tinggui's method was passed down to the present day in his native Huizhou, in modern-day She County, Anhui Province, with the result that Hui Ink is still regarded as among the best Chinese inks.
也因為李廷珪的墨出自徽州（安徽省歙縣），流傳至今，「徽墨」仍是中國墨中之寶，它的特點是「落紙如漆，色澤黑潤，經久不褪，紙筆不膠，香味濃郁，豐肌膩理。」