With the restoration of postal communication between mainland China and Taiwan, Hsieh Li-fa was able to contact Liu Chin-tang's third son Liu Yi in Beijing. Bit by bit, the life of Liu Chin-tang began to emerge from the currents of history.
後來大陸開放通信，謝里法聯絡上了劉錦堂在北平的三子劉藝，劉錦堂的生平才一點一滴自歷史洪流中浮現。