戰後臺灣現代化及工業化的歷程裡，快速的時空壓縮所造成人們的忙碌與異 化，使得都會文明的人們亟思尋找一個可以暫時遁世休憩的空問。位於新竹縣的 司馬庫斯原住民部落，相對於北部區域而言，由於地處偏遠、發展程度低，且種 族不同，正提供都市人一個可以幻想的差異地點。 歷史唯物論的空問理論認爲在資本主義社會裡，迫於資本積累的壓力，會一 直不斷創造一個可以供生產、循環、交換與消費的空問，嗣後再予以摧毀，尋找 下一個可以開創的空問。證諸臺灣不少原住民部落的觀光發展，都有此種危機。 司馬庫斯，一個正在發展中的部落，是不是也會走向此種命運？抑或是我們可因 此發現，此種空問理論在司馬庫斯的例子中出現了差異，進而需要另一種空問的 觀點加以分析、詮釋，而使多種的空問論述成爲可能？ 本文試圖從空問生產相關理論，詮釋空問與社會辯證的過程，並以此來反省 這些理論的硏究內涵與意義。作者試圖從主要的空問（社會）作用者：國家、遊 客、當地居民等的施爲，來掌握形塑該休憩空問的動態過程，解釋在資本邏輯運 作下，該部落觀光發展已經而且可能繼續面對的挑戰，並試圖爲該部落提出可以 努力的方向。

Taiwan’s post-war modernization and industrial development, with its accelerated compression of time and space have led to ever more diversification and an increasingly hectic way of life. As a result, metropolitan dwellers eagerly seek places for peace and relaxation in rural areas. The Simangus' settlement located in Hsinchu County is regarded by the people of the north as a dreamland for its remote, unadulterated environment and intriguing culture. Contemporary spatial theories suggest that in a capitalistic society, the pressure of expansion invariably promotes continuous creation of space for production, circulation, exchange and consumption, which in turn is then destroyed, setting off the search for another exploitable space. Tourism development in many aboriginal settlements is currently leading to such crises. Will Simangus, currently undergoing development, be heading down the same road? This study, based on relevant space production theories, believes that space is not produced by a society alone, but rather by a series of social relationships. In the context of this debate between space and society, power also comes into play. Within this theoretical position, the writer demonstrates how functional variables including the state, tourists and local residents constrain the behavior of this tribe in interpreting the existing and the potential challenges of tourism development and proposes ways in which they may confront the capitalist logic that threatens to overwhelm them.