During the 1930s, Japanese natu-ralist Kano Tadao, who had traveled extensively throughout Taiwan, said, "The Yushan area has the mountains and inhabitants with the most native Taiwanese character."
一九三○年代，足跡踏遍台灣高山的日本博物學家鹿野忠雄曾說，「玉山地方具備了最有台灣風味的高峰和住民。」