午後的文創園區人潮不少，來來往往的人群，有情侶約會、有親子同遊，也有像我一樣獨自亂逛的人，園區裡還有許多文創品牌與快閃店，賣著設計感十足的生活用品或手工飾品，所以，店內的人潮也不少，而這個百年林業特展的展區，是相對遊人比較少的地方，我猜是題材嚴肅，年輕人應該不會感興趣，而老人則很少會出現在這個地方，導致這個展覽既不叫好、也不叫座，會存在的原因，應該是為了傳遞正能量吧。
我從小學時的課外讀物及長大後的學習，就知道台灣是一座名副其實的「高山之島」，全島面積約70%為山地與丘陵，擁有超過250座海拔3,000公尺以上的高山，所以，全世界有不少登山愛好者來這裡圓夢，也因為這些極高的山脈與多變的氣候，孕育出豐富的森林生態，在日據時代，臺灣林業是日本帝國重要的經濟命脈與資源後盾，大批的優質木材被送到日本，在工業化的林業政策下，原始森林元氣大傷，之後，一直有計畫復育，希望能將低生產力人工林，轉化為生物多樣性豐富、結構穩定的自然森林。
說實話，這個展覽既不有趣，也沒有熱點，展覽的內容相對生硬，不過，裡面的冷氣倒是蠻涼的，我反而待在展區的某個角落，在玩印章，旁邊觀展的小女生，看到我玩，也跟著玩起來了，很多展館或展覽都有設計集章活動，將抽象的主題，透過活動，賦予造訪行為具體的紀念意義，前幾年，NFT 風行的時候，不少集章活動，轉化為收集 NFT 活動，我那時收集了一些 NFT，現在都不知道那些我收集的 NFT 存到那裏去了，或許連那些 NFT 平台都消失不見了，真是「幣圈一天，人間十年。」
The cultural park was pretty crowded that afternoon. People were constantly coming and going, like couples on dates, families with kids, and people like me just wandering around alone. There were also lots of creative brands and pop-up shops inside the park, selling stylish daily goods and handmade accessories, so those stores were packed too. Compared to the other areas, though, the exhibition section for the Century Forestry Special Exhibition had way fewer visitors. I guess the topic felt too serious, so younger people probably weren’t interested, while older people rarely come to places like this. That made the exhibition neither popular nor well-received. Honestly, I think the reason it exists is mainly to spread some positive values.
Ever since elementary school, through extracurricular books and later studies, I’ve known that Taiwan is truly an “island of mountains.” About 70% of the island is made up of mountains and hills, with over 250 peaks higher than 3,000 meters above sea level. That’s why many mountain climbers from around the world come here to fulfill their dreams. These towering mountains and constantly changing climates also created Taiwan’s rich forest ecosystem. During the Japanese colonial era, Taiwan’s forestry industry became an important economic resource for the Japanese Empire, and huge amounts of high-quality timber were shipped to Japan. Under industrialized forestry policies, the original forests suffered major damage. Later on, restoration projects began, hoping to transform low-productivity artificial forests into stable natural forests with rich biodiversity.
To be honest, the exhibition itself wasn’t very interesting or trendy. The content felt pretty stiff and serious. Still, the air conditioning inside was nice and cool, so I ended up staying in a corner of the exhibition area just playing with the stamp station. A little girl nearby saw me doing it and started playing too. A lot of museums and exhibitions now have stamp collection activities, turning abstract themes into something more memorable and interactive for visitors. A few years ago, when NFTs were booming, many stamp collection events even turned into NFT collecting activities. I collected a few NFTs back then, but now I don’t even know where they went. Maybe those NFT platforms don’t even exist anymore. Truly, “one day in crypto feels like ten years in the real world”.