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In the mid 6th Century when Portuguese ship were sailing of Taiwan and con side of the

island the sailor shaded out(I.Formofa) which means a beautiful island it's Taiwan came

to be known as (I.Formofa) or the beautiful island in the west.\par

\par For thousand of years indigenous people have

lived in a cultivated in this beautiful island following waves of imgrance arriving from

china from about four hundred years ago onwords the original inhabitant continue to practice

traditional lifestyle in the mountain and more remote eastern parts of the island well

the Chinese stalled on the island furdal plains and hills \par

\par These immigrants worked and rested according

to the seasonal cycle they began to till the land when the spring fondren under role by

working to the temple of nature these new qamar turned Taiwan into a thriving place

to live\par \par

Because the indigenous people traditionally attaches great importance to coexisting and

coprossping with nature the nature the land through slash and burn agriculture and by

leaving it valo\par \par

The hunting season prescribed by ancestor rules also help them maintain ecological balance

of animals and insure the clancy sustainable development

the hunting season ended after the fall season to allow animals to breed this clearly show

the indigenous understanding of sustainable developments\par

\par The Dao Tribe of island which depends on the

sea for survival also abaisse by ancestors rules on fishing indeed surtain fish are only

to be caught during prescribed seasons grunties that the Ocean never runs out of fish. \par

\par This reverence for nature is evident everywhere

in indigenous life the indigenous people close union with nature is revealed through their

songs the bantu tribes Local music moving the echoes the sounds of nature throuhg the

human voice these resonating sounds replicate mamreing flow of water buzzing honey bees

or the low cry of mountains winds these sounds into create different scale of the music of

the nature \par \par

Taiwan abandoned natural resources have under crisis due to population pressure and runaway

economic development for past one hundred years the island forest resources have drindon

because of overlocking in the single year during 1960 a record a one million tons of

timber were cut down valuable cypress and cedar trees were chopped down to build houses

produce furniture or exported for cash \par \par

In 1980 Taiwan ecological conservation movement began to take shape a logging bane was in

force in 1989 and overnight longerjack change jobs to collect seed and inventionly became

front line personal for reforestation\par \par

At the same time oceanology movement also took off and new scene emoraged of Taiwan

Coastal water crowds of people began to enjoy the side of whales that often circle of the

area gressing these beautiful water with magnificence\par \par

Does economic expansion necessarily clash with ecological protection in reality a balance

can be struck between the too if the beautiful land can be implemented through careful planning

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Sunlight pictures clearly showed two thirds of Taiwan is made up a force undoubtedly force

of the light blood of the island and the search for the put hold of Taiwan must start from

here \par \par

For decades geographer geoologist and ecologist have to vers this land seedless studying and

planning future land development\par \par

Given the limitation of Taiwan's land governments rely on experts to further restrict developments

of protected force and coastal areas combined these areas count for about half of the total

national land bance and are crucial to the sustainable development of Taiwan\par

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