未盡「地景」 : 沿山地景中的族群互動軌跡與文化資產保存推動

Abstract

臺灣的文化資產保存在過去四十年來推動有成，更在族群意識形成中扮演愈發重要的角色。原住民族、客家族群逐漸地重視文化資產帶來的認同和文化復振效益，然相關研究仍不多且著重個案研究，而少整體性論述。這篇研究紀要的核心問題意識，文化資產保存相關研究中不僅需更重視族群文化特色，同時應注意族群意識和劃界如何在複雜的人地關係動態中形成，而多山的臺灣島上沿山地景，正是提供豐富經驗基礎來更加充實文化景觀內涵之所在，值得後續研究。本紀要基於筆者近年參與研究計畫之階段性觀察分析，提議借鏡地景研究(Landscape Research)的人文地理及林野歷史研究，來補充當前文化資產制度性實踐仍偏重物質實存，而未能盡納地景視野對於土地歷史和張力的掌握。

Over the past 4 years, Taiwan has witnessed substantial strides in the establishment and progression of cultural heritage preservation. This preservation grows more influential in shaping ethnic identities. Both Indigenous and Hakka communities highlight the benefits of heritage preservation for cultural rejuvenation and identity affirmation. Despite these developments, research on this subject remains limited, with only a few case studies and a lack of comprehensive theoretical examination. This paper addresses the dynamics of identity and boundary formation in the unsettled and potentially marginalized landscapes at the foothills of Taiwan. On the basis of two research projects led by the author in the previous year, this paper proposes that landscape research in human geography, combined with historical forestry research in Taiwan, can enrich the understanding and practice of cultural heritage—a field that has largely focused on tangible artifacts and relics. It posits that cultural heritage studies and implementation should expand their scope to include the histories and complexities inherent in landscapes.