In Ming Li-kuo's view, it is only by studying cultural systems in the context of their original environment, and understanding such factors as the role which music plays in aboriginal life, that one can arrive at a clearer picture of the connections between various cultures.
他認為，只有透過原來族群的文化系統來瞭解，也就是瞭解音樂在各原住民生活扮演何種角色等，透過這些途徑，各種文化之間的關連性，才能有更清楚的圖像出來。