But Chen soon found that he could not follow Pu's path. Few landscapes in Taiwan, except Mt. Jade to a slight extent, resembled the mainland views Pu painted. Moreover, the interpretive sense brought to these scenes by Pu-a member of the former Manchurian ruling class-was far removed from Chen's own mindset in approaching painting and nature.
然而，溥心畬所見的山水，處處有其胸襟懷抱，而其皴法，陳慧坤除了在玉山發現有些相似的山水肌裡，並不適用於其他台灣所見的山嶺。