Taiwan, a nation surrounded by ocean, is known as Formosa, which literally means “beautiful” in Portuguese. For thousands of years, it has been the most splendid pearl in the west Pacific regions. The wetlands scattered around the island’s shores and plains serve as a repository of ecological resources, as they offer a great environment for various biological species to grow, with change of seasons and with tide up and tide down, from one generation to another. Characterized by a high biological diversity and beautiful landscapes, the wetlands seem to have become poetic lands.

However, beautiful coastlines and lush forests are disappearing. Wilson (1996), a US ecological scholar, once mentioned “The worst thing that can happen during the 1980s is not energy depletion, economic collapse, limited nuclear war or conquest by a totalitarian government...The one process ongoing in the 1980s that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats”.

The theme of this work –Wetland, Poetic Land—highlights a question: Can destruction of the natural environment by human policies can be acquiesced or even taken for granted only for economic development? As environmental protection is extensively neglected in Taiwan, the theme can be further interpreted as “Wetland, Lost Land” in memory of this disappearing land.

In terms of creative techniques, this film presents environmental protection issues using a relatively newer medium, 3D stereoscopic cinematography. The creator attempts to use 3D stereoscopic cinematography to represent the beauty of our natural and ecological environment and also express outrage at human destruction of the precious natural environment.