The National Chung Hsing University as today has evolved from Taiwan Academy of Agronomy and Forestry (TAAF) that was established in 1919 by the Jepaness Colonial Government in Taiwan for providing agricultural and education services. Three experimental forest stations(Tungshih, Hsinhua and Wenshan) were subsequently established and dedicated as an integral part of TAAF for research functions and professional training in forestry. These three forests were purposefully selected from each of the northern, central and southern regions of Taiwan to offer TAAF a rich representation of forests, vegetation and watersheds for research, teaching and professional training activities. This has made these forests one of the best combined experimental forests in Taiwan. Nengkao Experimental Forest was designated as the fourth experimental forest station in 1949to further broaden the representation of forests in different climates and elevations, and was renamed as Huisun Experimental Forest station in 1967.

TAAF has gone through numerous expansions and transformations since its birth in 1919 and has gradually evolved into National Chung Hsing University as it is today. As an integral part of this evolution, the administration and operations of the aforementioned four experimental forest stations have also gone through several changes and re-organizations in parallel and have finally evolved into the Experimental Forest Management Office (EFMO) of the university. See below for the chronology of the university and EFMO:

Chronology of National Chung Hsing University

Chronology of Forest Stations and Experimental Forest Management Office