But the large-scale felling of the forests didn't begin until the era of the Japanese occupation, when the Chingshui and Changliang forest roads were completed, connecting upstream areas of the river. And the forests were the source of the water. With its environment disturbed, the Chingshui began to walk the road to death.
但直到日據時期，清水與長良兩條直抵清水溪源頭的林道修築完成，開始大規模砍伐林木，森林是水的故鄉，「故鄉」動搖，清水溪才真正開始走向死亡之路。