We must carefully choose what is worth saving in traditional culture and have the courage to give up what is no longer useful, he says. Indeed, many people believe that traditional culture must stand in the way of progress, that impunctuality, for instance, is a national characteristic of the Chinese.
李亦園指出：從這個例子來看，在發揚傳統文化以配合現代生活的過程中，我們千萬要慎作選擇，勇於割愛。