This period was also the beginning of the "nativist literature" movement in Taiwan. Yuan was inspired to a deeper level by this literary wave, and achieved an even greater mastery of mood and ambience in his works.
當時正好是台灣文學鄉土運動的伊始，袁金塔也在這一波文學創作中得到更深層的滋養，對於畫作中的情境韻味更能掌握。