This unique natural and human background allowed mountain agriculture to flourish for some time. But the casual nature of land management in the mountains in those days led directly to the environmental destruction we see today.
這些獨特的自然、人文背景造就了台灣盛極一時的高山農業，但導致今日環境生態破壞的，卻是當年山區土地管理的鬆散。