An American anthropology student at Harvard with a strong interest in Chinese archaeology felt a great sense of frustration after reading his work: "As a non-Chinese, I'll probably never reach the stage of understanding of ancient China that he has."
一位對中國考古深具興趣的哈佛人類學系的美國學生，甚至在閱讀他的著作後大感挫折：「要對古代中國瞭解到這種地步，我一個外國人，恐怕是永遠沒有辦法做到了。」