"The term 'historic building' is sometimes harmful," says Yu Chiao-ching, an assistant professor of architecture at Chungyuan Christian University. The word "historic" leads people to think of the distant past, but actually the value of a historic building cannot necessarily be judged by the length of time it has existed. Cultural and historical significance have to be considered.
「『古蹟』這兩個字有時候真害人」，中原大學建築系副教授喻肇青說，這「古」字總讓人想到久遠的年代，其實一棟歷史建築的價值不一定能用時間來衡量，其人文、歷史等價值也要列入考慮。