Describing how he got started in collecting antiques, Hsu said: "When I was 25 years old, Taiwan was recovered by the Republic of China, and the Japanese were in a hurry to get back home.
談起何以對收藏古物有興趣，徐瀛洲說：「我二十五歲那年，正值台灣光復，日本人陸續被遣送回國。