Thanks to the perseverance of one man however, Taiwan today produces a wide variety of temperate zone fruits. Sung Ch'ing-yun, director of the Fushou Shan horticultural farm project is affectionately called 'father of the apple' in recognition of his work.
由於他對栽種果樹有經驗、有心得，曾應邀前往泰北指導當地居民種果樹，以改善他們的生活。泰國上下對他的悉心教導和幫助十分感謝，乃尊稱他為「爸爸宋」。