"For a long time, the government's and the people's understanding of value has been totally based on the standards of manufacturing," says Liu Wei-kung of Soochow University. For instance, the government lists antique dealers and art galleries in the miscellaneous category of "other," which is the same category that undertakers fall into.
「長久以來，不論政府或民間，對於價值的認定，完全是製造業的標準，」劉維公指出，在全國工商普查資料中，古董買賣與畫廊經營，被列在零售業中的「其他」項目，與喪葬業者同列。