Yang spent a period of six years immersing himself in the ancient capital Beijing, a setting steeped in Chinese culture. "This was the happiest period of my father's life," his daughter Kuan-chien remarked.
楊英風前後共六年的時間，浸淫在古都北平濃厚的中華文化空間裡，寬謙師父幽幽地說：「這是父親一生中最美好的時刻。」