Even when he first came to Taiwan and barely had a cent, he said, he would buy such things first and think about it later. His wife recalls one New Year's Eve when they were down to only NT $ 26.
他得意洋洋的說：「我收藏的古物，都是老祖宗的生活用具，最足以反映祖先的生活，與故宮博物院收藏的官家精緻器物大異其趣。」