It wasn't until 1963, when the concept of land and water conservation sprang up, that the government halted official logging and started developing the timber lands for tourism, founding the Alishan Forest Recreation Area. In 2001, the extent of the recreation area was expanded to include 15 mountains, including Datashan, Tashan, Shizitoushan, Zhushan and Dadongshan, for a total of 41,520 hectares, designated the Alishan National Scenic Area.
一直到 1963 年水土保持概念興起，政府才停止官方伐木，由林場轉型發展觀光，成立「阿里山森林遊樂區」；2001 年，更進一步將包括大塔山、塔山、獅子頭山、祝山、大凍山等阿里山區內的 15 座山脈，總計約 4 萬 1,520 公頃的區域，劃為「阿里山國家風景區」。