| 摘要: | 根據《世界文化與自然遺產保護公約》的主旨，地球上重要的文化遺產與自然遺產，都是人類祖先遺留下來，是人類所共有，並且必須妥善保存傳給後人的重要資產。見證台灣數百年開發歷史的古道，雖然經過時間的更迭而逐漸失去它的功能，但是它所具有的歷史意義卻是不容抹煞。而「聯合國教科文組織」對「文化觀光」的定義是：一種遊客與文化環境交流的過程的一種旅遊活動。在具有歷史背景的古道上旅遊，身心體驗古道上的景觀、地區生活型態、傳統價值，可說進行古道旅遊就是一種文化觀光。 淡蘭古道是台灣北部最早的東西向通行道路，不但開發了噶瑪蘭，也對當時的北、中、南路三條山道的開鑿，具有積極催生的作用，而使當時的環島交通路線初具規模，具有承先啟後的歷史地位，草嶺古道是淡蘭古道目前僅存的三條古道路線之一。本研究在利用VEP（Visitor employed photography）訪客攝影法來探討初次前往草嶺古道的遊客文化意象，從研究對象所回饋的照片中可見：受訪者對構築物直觀的攝影，顯示意象的存在，是場所精神的延展，但是古道建置成步道系統後卻未能藉由各種導覽形式來建構古道的文化精神，而過度修整的古道，雖便利了行進，但也讓旅客對古道與一般步道的差異產生了疑問。
According to the mission of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, important cultural and natural relics on earth are all left behind by our human ancestors, are jointly owned by all humankind, and are important assets that must be suitably preserved to be passed onto posterity. Ancient paths that stand witness to Taiwan's developmental history over centuries; even though they have gradually lost their function due to the flow of time, they have undeniable historical meaning. The definition of ＂cultural tourism＂ as established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a type of tourist activity in which the tourists engage with the cultural environment. Traveling on ancient paths with historical background, one can enjoy psychological and physical experience of the view, local forms of living, and traditional values. It can be said that traveling on ancient paths is a type of cultural tourism. Danlan Historic Trail is the earliest east-west thoroughfare in northern Taiwan. It not only allowed for the development of Kamalan, but also facilitated the opening of the northern, central, and southern mountain passes. This brought an initial scope of the island-wide transportation roads at the time, and has a historically significant status as a connective road. Caoling Historic Path is one of the three remaining lines of the Danlan Historic Trail. This study uses visitor employed photography (VEP) to explore the cultural images by tourists who visit the Caoling Historic Path for the first time. From the photographic feedback of the research subjects, it can be seen that those surveyed use a subjective photography on the objects, showing that the images exist, and are an extension of the spirit of the place. However, after the historic path was reestablished as a walkway system, various forms of guidance were not used to construct the cultural spirit of the historic path. The overly reconstructed historic path makes walking easy, but also raises questions in minds of tourists about the differences between the historic path and other ordinary paths. |
