Liu Liang-you, a professor in the Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at Feng Chia University, points out that the Chinese fascination with jade guided the development of glassmaking in China but hindered the emergence of alternative forms of glass art.
「社會價值的認定，是文物發展的基本要素」，逢甲大學歷史與人文教學組專任教授劉良佑指出，中國尚玉的價值觀，使得琉璃一味追求仿玉，反而阻礙了玻璃藝術豐富的發展。