After entering Taichung First Middle School, in a classroom being prepped for art classes, he came upon three French fine arts magazines and an introduction to the Tokyo Academy of Art. He came away from this experience with a clear sense of direction, including a desire to study fine arts in Japan and a wish to go to France to see famous paintings for himself.
進入台中一中之後，無意在一間美術準備教室中發現三本法國的美術雜誌與一本東京美術學校的簡介，更明確地指引了他想要到日本學美術，到法國親睹世界名畫的嚮往。