Nomadic tradition Hsieh's blend of wisdom, feeling, and contemplation are such that author Hao Yu-hsiang has declared, "Circling the Mountains can be placed with renowned international works of travel literature."
流浪者的傳承就是這種時而慧黠、時而抒情、時而省思嚴肅的說故事方法，讓作家郝譽翔評為，「《轉山》即使與國外名家的旅行文學擺在一起，也毫不遜色。」