Before the break of dawn he secretly bade his mother farewell, picked up his bag and walked for three, four hours until he reached Tachia Township, some nine kilometers from his hometown. There he studied the art of ink-and-wash painting and the craft of mounting pictures from a master who hailed from mainland China.
於是他偷偷地向母親告別，一個人在天色未亮的清晨拎起包袱，步行三、四個鐘頭，隻身前往 7 公里外的大甲，向唐山來的師傅學習水墨畫與裱褙功夫。