The purpose of the “Compilation of Research Papers and Publications by Yushan National Park” project is to present the research results obtained and the informational and educational services provided by Yushan National Park. From July to December of this year (2003), research papers and informative publications of Yushan National Park were collected, condensed into abstracts and summaries, rendered into English and Japanese translations, and compiled into a large report. This compilation report includes 20 summaries of book publication, 6 summaries of media publication, and 97 abstracts of research paper published between 1986 to 2002, of which 12 are cultural and historical researches, 45 are zoological researches, 45 are botanical researches, 5 are ecological researches, and 12 are earth science researches. The research papers selected for this year’s compilation report mainly concentrate in cultural and natural science studies. A table of contents in Chinese, English, and Japanese is provided in front of the publication summary section and the research paper abstract section in the report.