The book's author Han Han co-wrote We Only Have This One Earth ten years ago with Ma Yi-kung; it has been seen as the first book in Taiwan society to show concern for one's own living environment.
《我們只有一條長江》的作者韓韓，十年前與馬以工合著的《我們只有一個地球》，被視為是台灣社會第一本關懷自己生活環境的書。