Last year, the Academica Sinica and the National Taiwan University began research on the flora, fauna and history of the region. According to their findings, the area contains a wide variety of plant and animal life, in addition to valuable cultural relics. The highest area is from 3,500 to 3,900 meters where only frigid zone vegetation will grow.
依高度分，這裡從高至低海拔的地表植物，包括闊葉林帶、針、闊葉混合林帶、高山草原、針葉林帶、及寒帶植物帶，層層而上，形成明顯分界，是台灣地區少見的完整生態分佈景觀。