In recent years, Taiwanese artists have developed an interest in Yushan, though Taiwanese people still feel alienated from the mountains--for nearly half a century of martial law, high mountains were off-limits to civilians due to security fears.
近年台灣藝文界燃起「玉山學」熱潮，無奈還是不敵過去半世紀戒嚴時期，「山禁」政策所造成的民眾與大山的疏離隔閡而屈居第二。