Returning years later to his old Taipei haunts he found that the city had changed so much he didn't recognize it. He then determined to campaign for the preservation of historic buildings and structures such as Pitan Bridge and the Tung Ho Zen Temple. He was also responsible for attracting attention to the old US Consulate, a story that has ended with the consulate gaining a new lease of life.
但他不死心，到處為垂危的舊建築如碧潭舊橋、東和禪寺請命，舊美國領事館就是他在荒煙漫草中重新「發掘」而得以敗部復活的。