His marriage to Ch'en Hsin-o was an arranged one, as was frequently the case in those more conservative days, but it has withstood the test of time and travail as well as any marriage.
卅多年前，台灣仍是個農業社會，風氣保守，婚嫁多屬媒妁之言。蔡錦華廿歲那年，由兄長作主，和小三歲的陳秀娥結婚。