Going from the world of design to the world of scholarship, Chen Yi-tsung began to interpret traditional architecture in more ways and with even greater rigor. With a mastery born of experience, he spent several months systematically recording and individually referencing over 3500 fe and doors to small ones such as plaques and the corbels supporting them.
從設計界走進學術界，陳益宗以更多和更嚴謹的方式去解讀傳統建築，他花了個把月的時間，如庖丁解牛一般將澎湖天后宮三千五百多個構件，大如一根樑、一扇門，小如一塊牌匾或匾座，都系統化地編號記錄。