Starting his search in July 1977 in a mood of pilgrimage and sanctity, it was not until December of the same year that he finally found a piece of pure white marble devoid of any surface irregularities, after overcoming discouraging setbacks and even personal danger.
懷著朝聖般的心情，在民國六十六年的七月他開始入山去尋找。翻山越嶺找美石通常他都是清早七點帶著便當從家裡騎機車出發，九點左右到達蘇花公路的和平站後，再轉搭載運石材的大卡車上山。