The fact that no one in Taiwan was familiar with Dunhuang dance made her practice of it an even more solitary and difficult pursuit. People told her that Dunhuang dance was out of step with the current focus on "native Taiwanese culture" and that it was thought of as an unfashionable folk dance, so she would have trouble getting funding for performances.
尤其國內沒有人了解敦煌舞，讓她舞得寂寞、艱辛；許多人甚且認定她的敦煌舞屬於不合「本土」時宜、已被打入冷宮的民族舞，以至於很難申請到演出的補助。