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 臺灣高山攀登肇始於玉山，1926年正是學生熱中於登高山的年代，尤其在媒體大肆報導與鼓吹下更帶動這股潮流。就在此時，年輕的攝影師方慶綿先生隨著師父所開設的「臼井寫真館」第一次登上玉山，也結下了他人生大半輩子與玉山的不解之緣，展開方先生此後40年歲月間，在玉山、阿里山等高山身兼導遊與攝影師的工作生涯。他一生中登玉山次數高達3000餘次，用相機紀錄玉山山川大地與人文變遷的歷程，1972年被英文漢聲雜誌稱譽為「新高伯」。

2009年12月其所遺留攝影器材及珍貴玻璃底片，經長子方重雄先生於玉山國家公園管理處25週年處慶時，無償捐贈畢生心血創作供該處永久典藏。為使新高伯一生有關山岳景觀及人文歷史創作能重新展現於世人面前，特舉辦典藏展並出版專輯以玆紀念。除肯定方先生早年的創作為玉山留下珍貴影像紀錄；同時，也藉此呼籲臺灣山岳界前輩能響應本處推動登山文物徵集保存工作，讓前人的珍貴登山史料與文物得以被妥善保存，讓昔日的玉山風華得以再度呈現。

High mountains climbing started all from Yushan. With the mass media leading this mountain climbing trend, 1926 was the peak year of student climbing Yushan in the Japanese colonial era.??It was in this time that Mr Fang Ching Mian followed his mentor’s step and climbed the Yushan for the first time, and this was also the beginning of his lifelong career in Yushan. For the next 40 year, Mr. Fang Ching Mian worked as a tour guide and a photographer in Yushan and Alishan.??He climbed Yushan for over 3000 times to record Yushan’s natural landscape and change led by human development. At the year of 1972 he was named after ”Uncle New High” by English Hansheng magazine. (Yushan was referred as the “New High Mountain” in the Japanese colonial time)

In December 2009, all the photos and equipments of Mr. Fang Ching Mian were donated to Yushan National Park by his eldest son, Mr. Fang Zhong Xiong, for gratis on the 25th anniversary of Yushan National Park. To present the creativity of the “Uncle New High” to everyone, we host this memorial exhibition and print special publication for later generations to commemorate.?Yushan National Park not only appreciates what Mr. Fang Ching Mian did for Yushan, meanwhile, we would also be very grateful if other early pioneers of Taiwan mountaineering may share their photos and collections for preservation. This will enable better care of the Yushan antiques and historic materials, thus lead the old Yushan to shine again in the modern days.