"To four generations of Aboriginal people Alishan has been a spiritual home, but from the perspective of the government Alishan is state land and a window into the soul of Taiwan, necessitating management and restriction of everything from logging to hunting to building. The differences in these perspectives are the source of contradictions and conflicts over Alishan," says Yang.
「對已相傳 4 代的住民來說，阿里山是安身立命的家；但站在政府的立場來看，阿里山是國有林地、國家的門面，無論伐木、狩獵、建築都必須管理與限制，當中因此存在著矛盾與衝突，」楊宏志表示。