Chen Yueh-fong, vice president of Taiwan's Providence University and a pioneering Taiwanese conservationist, often uses Yushan as an example to explain subjects such as Taiwan's ecological habitats and species evolution.
「玉山頂上，百分之七、八十的生物為世界獨一無二、只有台灣才有的特有種，」陳玉峰常以玉山為例，說明台灣生態環境、物種演化等課題。