The calm after the storm Nonetheless, just as excessive logging took its toll on the forests, the prosperity of Lintienshan also had its day of reckoning. On March 20, 1972, there was a huge fire set off by a careless worker roasting wild game over an open fire, and the entire Lintienshan area became a sea of flame.
民國六十一年三月二十日，一場因為伐木工人生火燒烤野鼠不慎而引發的森林大火，讓林田山整個陷入火海。