Growing amongst the clouds, cypress trees yield wood of excellent quality with tempting economic value. As a result, the Japanese rushed to invest in logging, and overcome the difficulties associated with high-altitude logging. They built mountain railways and commenced logging operations, which later were extended to other mountain regions such as Mt.
孕育在雲霧間的檜木材質上好、經濟價值誘人，促使日人傾囊投資、克服艱難險阻工程，闢築高山鐵路，揭開了砍伐序幕，之後更擴及太平山、八仙山等山區。