He returned to Taipei on occasion to work on public art or do some designing for good friends. Each time he finished, he would hop on a flight back to Shanghai to study Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu, or the Book of Songs, or ride his bicycle around knocking on doors asking for permission to look around buildings.
有時回台北做些公共藝術，或替熟朋友做些設計，然後又急著飛回上海勤讀老莊、詩經，騎著腳踏車，到處敲門，請人家給他看看房子。