Li Ta-p'eng is not quite sure how he got involved in all of this. For the past three years Li has been the dean of students at Juifeng middle school in Nantou.
三年來，李大朋已成為瑞峰國中的訓導主任；平時忙於上課及學校的行政工作；閒時，展開他登山的本領；寒、暑假帶著學生爬山；周末，和大夥在溪邊露營，聽溪水流過石縫，與青蛙、小蟲為伴。