In search of the roots of popular almanacs in Taiwan, Huang traveled to mainland China, and in particular to Quanzhou, where he sought out descendants of Hong Chaohe, the man who founded the Jicheng Hall.
為了替台灣的通書「尋根」，去年他到大陸研究，特別前往泉州，尋訪繼成堂創始人洪潮和的後代子孫。