For Cheng, everything Chinese is good. Art critics agree that Cheng Shan-hsi achieves a perfect combination between the traditional painting of China's cultured elite, and folk art, while his professional skills, including his mastery of draftsmanship and watercolor painting, enable him to make frequent artistic breakthroughs in the course of producing a succession of masterworks.
鄭善禧說中國什麼都好，藝評家也普遍認為，鄭善禧將中國傳統文人畫與民俗藝術做了最完美的結合，而由於他深厚的科班功底，純熟的素描、水彩技法，常讓他能不斷創新突破，信手拈來皆為佳作。