"Language is the basis of culture," says Tu. From the time that his children were small, he educated them himself, teaching them the "three-character classic" and the Chinese language. It was not until the children were in their teens that he sent them to school for their formal education. All this was so that they would be able to hold on to their roots.
「語言是文化的根本，」杜建坊說，打從孩子三、四歲開始，他就自己教授三字經、漢文，直到孩子十多歲才開始送他們進學校接受體制教育，為的就是讓他們保有「根本」。