Shih was able to bring to life such famous novels as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Pilgrimage to the West, the Investiture of the Gods, All Men Are Brothers and Shaolin Temple.
於是，在晚風習習，清涼如水的夏夜，搬張凳子，圍坐在龍山寺後殿廣場中聽施旦講古，便成為平淡生活中極大的點綴與調劑。那時候，施旦才四十多歲，聲音十分宏亮，他能把封神榜、水滸傳、西遊記、三國演義、少林寺中方世玉打擂台等故事的精華，講得活神活現，引人入勝。