In the eyes of professionals devoted to the performance of traditional opera styles, Kuo was nothing less than a heretic. But for Wu Hsing-kuo, who was already feeling unhappy with the iron-bound formulaic nature of Peking Opera, her work was a clarion call that set him on the path to innovation.
看在傳統梨園人士眼裡，這簡直是離經叛道；但在早已不能滿足於京劇程式化表演窠臼的吳興國眼裡，這卻是啟發他走向創新局面的發條楔子。