The first recorded use of the name Yu-shan occurs in the 1697 book Fan Jing Bu Yi (“ More About the Barbarian Borderlands ”), in which author Yu -Yonghe writes: “ Among the many mountains there, Yu-shan stands the tallest, and can be seen from a great distance. The jagged peaks shine white as silver. Seen from afar, Yu-shan looks much like the snowcapped Mt.
「玉山」之名，最早見於清康熙年間（1697 年）郁永河所著《蕃境補遺》：「玉山在萬山之中，其山獨高，無遠不見，巉巖峭削，白色如銀，遠望如太白積雪，四面攢峰環繞，可望不可及，皆言此山渾然如玉。」