Taiwan 2 Hualien City
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- Published: 08 Feb 2010
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Bright Lights - Big City! ....... Hualien Style!
Hualien
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Hakka people
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Taiwan
The Hakka people (Mandarin Chinese: 客家人 Kèjiā, "guest families" or "guest people"; Cantonese language: 客家人 Hak-kâ, Cantonese pronunciation of Kèjiā), also known as Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian in China. Their ancestors were often said to have arrived from what is today's central China centuries ago. In a series of migrations, the Hakkas moved, settled in their present locations in southern China, and then often migrated overseas to various countries throughout the world. Hakka people have had a significant influence on the course of Chinese and world history: in particular, they have been a source of many revolutionary, government, and military leaders.
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Truku
Taiwan, also known (especially in the past) as Formosa (from , "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the entire country of the Republic of China.
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Fengbin, Hualien
Fengbin (豐濱鄉) is a rural township located in Hualien County, Taiwan, connected with Taitung County. The East is faced Pacific Ocean and the West is Haian Range. It has the least population around 5,000 inhabitants in Hualien County.
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Fenglin, Hualien
Fenglin Township, Hualien, () is an urban township in central Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located in Huatung Valley bordering Shoufeng Township on the north and Guangfu Township on the south. Its largest sightseeing spot is Shinguang Chaofong Recreation Farm. It has a population about 12,500 inhabitants and 12 villages.
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Fuli, Hualien
Fuli, Hualien is a rural township located in southern Hualien County, Taiwan. It has 12,000 inhabitants with 4,000 households around. The components of population are Hakka, Hoklo, and Ami people. The agricultural product of Fuli Rice is a famous rice in Taiwan and provides a well economy development and working chances for resdents.
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Guangfu, Hualien
Guangfu, Hualien, is a township located in mid Huatung Valley between Central Mountain Range and coastal Range of Hualien, Taiwan. It has 14 villages and a population of 14,500 inhabitants, which the greatest aborigines here is Ami people. The main economical activity is agriculture.
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Hualien City
Hualien City () is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the East coast of Taiwan, by the Pacific Ocean, and has a population of 110,000 inhabitants.
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Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty (; ; Manchu: , Von Möllendorff: Daicing Gurun), also known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the last ruling dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 (with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917). It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.
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Republic of China
The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, is a state in East Asia located off the east coast of mainland China. Subject to an ongoing dispute with the People's Republic of China (PRC) that has left it with limited formal diplomatic relations, the government of the Republic of China currently governs the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor islands. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
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Ruisui, Hualien
Ruisui, Hualien, is a township located in southern Hualien, Taiwan, and has a population of 13,000 inhabitants and 11 villages. The Tropic of Cancer passes through here.
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Shoufeng, Hualien
Shoufeng is a township of Hualien County, Taiwan. The township faces the Pacific Ocean, the north segment of Huatung Valley between Central Range and Haian Range. It has 18,000 inhabitants and 6,700 household in Shoufeng Township.
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Taiwan
Taiwan, also known (especially in the past) as Formosa (from , "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the entire country of the Republic of China.
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Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith. This event occurs once per year, at the time of the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.
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Wanrong, Hualien
Wanrong, Hualien, is a township located in the west of Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 7,003 inhabitants and 8 villages.
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Yuli, Hualien
Yu Li, Hualien (), is a township located in central Huatung Valley, and also the southern administrative center of Hualien, Taiwan. It has a population of 27,500 inhabitants and 15 villages.
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Zhuoxi, Hualien
Zhuoxi, Hualien, is a township in Eastern Taiwan. lies on the Central Mountain Range (up to 95% areas) with steep mountains. The population is 6,500 inhibitants, which include Han Chinese Bunun people, Atayal people and Truku people. The main economic activity is agriculure.
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- Atayal
- Bunun
- English language
- Fengbin, Hualien
- Fenglin, Hualien
- Fuli, Hualien
- great white shark
- Guangfu, Hualien
- Hakka people
- Han Chinese
- Hehuanshan
- Hualien Airport
- Hualien City
- Hualien-Taitung Line
- Huatung Highway
- Japanese language
- Ji-an, Hualien
- Kavalan
- North-Link Line
- Nymphaeaceae
- Qing Dynasty
- Republic of China
- Retrocession day
- Ruisui, Hualien
- Sakizaya
- Shoufeng, Hualien
- Suhua Highway
- Taiwan
- Taroko National Park
- TRA
- Tropic of Cancer
- Truku
- Wanrong, Hualien
- Xincheng, Hualien
- Xiulin, Hualien
- Yuchang Highway
- Yuli, Hualien
- Yushan National Park
- Zhuoxi, Hualien
Taiwan Explorer Part 20: Hualien
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- Duration: 7:40
- Published: 22 Feb 2009
- Uploaded: 09 Jul 2011
- Author: monkeetime
From Tainan we headed around the south tip of Taiwan into the mountainous East Coast. Hualien is the largest city on the East side, and while in itself not a huge attraction, it is a jumping-off point for the Toroko Gorge. The ride out was great though, dont expect adrenaline, but rather a mellow experience.
"Sightseeing in Hualien on foot" Kurtmult's photos around Hualien city, Taiwan (hualien bites)
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- Duration: 2:38
- Published: 08 Dec 2010
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- Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Kurtmult's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Hualien city, Taiwan Entry Title: "Sightseeing in Hualien on foot" Entry: "Route: Walk through Hualien Total Distance: 20 km Altitude: 150m What a lousy night of sleep. Something bites me most part of the night, but I can't find a mosquito, at least not a normal seized one. I check my bed for flees ( my own ones from the train or from the hostel ) and there are really some tiny tiny spots ( I hadn't seen them at first without my eye glasses ) on the totally white linen. I brush over it several times and then hope I can sleep. Many days later I learn that there are midget mosquitos with a huge appetite and leaving even bigger itching swellings. Not very rested I wake up at 7:15 am and have my breakfast in the garden ( Bought hamburger with Nescafe - can't compare to Ylan Cats ). I then walk to the Tzu Chi Buddhist complex, actually along the same road. It's really impressive. In a huge park in Japanese/ Chinese style there are pavillions, a University, a Hospital, a school, and a center with a large a Assembly Hall. All buildings are in grey stone slaps and look really elegant, except for the garden house which is made of wonderful bamboo. The small black wooden hut is the place in which the master had studied the sutras. Below the assembly hall is a visitors center. Everything is made of <b>...</b>
Harvest Festival of Amis in Hualien, Taiwan
I filmed it when i attend our Harvest Festival in Hualien, it's our traditional Amis costumes but with the new mixed song. Hope you enjoy it! Taken by Rola Lin
Hualien Farglory Ocean Park 花蓮遠雄海洋公園
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- Duration: 6:27
- Published: 07 Jan 2008
- Uploaded: 15 Jul 2011
- Author: wendymyclass
Have no idea about where you can go on holidays? The Hualien Farglory Ocean Park in Taiwan would be your best choice. It's a dreamy and fantastic world away from the hustle and bustle city. Checking this film, the host, Andy, will take you wander the whole ocean park. Enjoy it!
Hualien, Taiwan, Dolphin Swimming
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- Published: 27 Sep 2009
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- Author: stonerfamily85
I took my wife to Hualien to swim with dolphins for her birthday! We had a lot of fun and the Ocean Park staff was really nice. It is the best place to swim with dolphins in Asia.
![[TRA] Hualien Station Trains Clips .](http://web.archive.org./web/20110728093120im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/US_BLkuAbnE/0.jpg "[TRA] Hualien Station Trains Clips .")
[TRA] Hualien Station Trains Clips .
Taken on 06-18-2007 , the day when the Taiwan Railway Adminstration 120 Anniversary Special Train comes to Hualien Station . Movies were taken when I was going to shot the Special Train CK 124 Steam and I was going to leave . Edited by Windows Movie Maker . Canon S2 IS , 320x240 15" . Gordon Graham , 06-18-2007 .
Taiwan 7 Hualien Pole Dancers.... not what you think!
Typhoon Morakot Strikes Taiwan - Raw Footage
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- Duration: 3:06
- Published: 08 Aug 2009
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- Author: TyphoonHunter
On 7th August 2009 typhoon Morakot made landfall on Hualien in eastern Taiwan. I traveled with British storm chaser Dave Johnson to intercept the eye of the storm
Sunrise at Hualien, Taiwan
Sunrise at Hualien Taiwan on 05:14, July 6,2007. This is really a beautiful morning. The background music is "Coming Home" made by SENS, a Japanese 2-person Group.
Hualien, Taiwan
Here is a short video I made that shows the City of Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan. We had a very good view of the mountains from our hotel room window.
SEE YOU AROUND in Taiwan Hualien
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- Duration: 3:00
- Published: 13 Sep 2009
- Uploaded: 27 Jun 2011
- Author: djwind0309
We're amatue photographers from Hualien, Taiwan. In August 2009, We made a team with 23 people and spent a month completing this film.Each action in the film was completed by combining 16-18 photos taken by 18 different kinds of film cameras, The incompletion caused by the differences from different users made it even more visually interesting.During the film making process, we realized that "Photography" isn't eqaul to the "Camera" we use.By paying attention to our lives, we'll all have the potential for capturing satisfying frames.We're bunch of film camera lovers and enjoy the spirit of taking photos spontaneously,and hope to share the film we made worldwide. 我們是一群來自台灣花蓮的玩家,2009年8月時我們召集了23位夥伴,使用18台各式各樣的傳統相機,從規劃到完成總共花了一個月的時間拍攝這支短片. 每一組動作都是由一段影片與16-18張的照片組合而成,因為不同相機與不同的使用者之間產生的不完整,使得影片看起來變得有趣過程中我們體認到攝影不應該只追求相機品牌,只要用心觀察生活,都能拍出自己喜歡的畫面.我們喜愛底片的感覺並崇尚自由的攝影精神,希望藉由短片與世界各地的朋友交流
DV-Taroko Gorge (Hualien,Taiwan) ~ Part 1/3
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- Duration: 0:37
- Published: 18 Jan 2010
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DV-Taroko Gorge (Hualien,Taiwan) ~ Part 1/3
隼,花蓮(Trance & the Hayabusa , Taroko Gorge, HuaLien)
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- Published: 02 Oct 2009
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"Old video". Added audio + title to make it more interesting. Down the tight mountain road to Hua Lien (花蓮) from Tien Shan. Exciting ride because of the narrow road, surrounded by cliffs & tunnels.
台灣花蓮Taiwan Hualien
About Hualien...
2009.12.19, 9:02 PM magnitude 6.8 Earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan
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During the December 19, 2009 edition of "New Taiwan Go, Go, Go!" (新台灣加油) an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit Hualien, Taiwan. I was out the door before I saw anything happen on the TV, and when I came back inside, I edited this clip to upload. Watch the host Lu Huei-min (呂惠敏). She seems a bit nervous, but she carries on professionally, telling viewers to turn off the gas and get to a safe location. After the shaking stops, Tainan City Councilor Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) begins an analogy about how everybody's reaction will be different, just like their reactions to a quake might be. Tags: Taiwan 台灣earthquake 地震quake Lu Huei-min 呂惠敏Wang Ting-yu Wang Ding-yu (王定宇) SETN 三立新聞台
花蓮火車站拍車記錄Hualien station trains record
影片內容為我在99/07/25在花蓮車站拍火車的記錄，內容有: 1、42、29次莒光號更換車頭，42次莒光號進出站。 2、1186、1066次TEMU1000太魯閣自強號花蓮站開車出站。 3、R62調度1193次PP自強號。 4、EMU700型區間快車3373、3374次進出站。
1067次自強號台北站開車！(The Tze-Chiang Limited Express NO.1067 To Hualien Depart From Taipei Station of Taiwan Railways)
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錄於2008/02/08 21:31
花蓮七星潭日出Taiwan Hualien Sunrise
花蓮七星潭日出(2009年8月18日清晨5點25分) Taiwan Hualien Sunrise (05:25 AUG 18, 2009)
慈濟2011 花蓮浴佛大典Buddha Day Celebration in Hualien
宗教的理念應該要有生活美化的藝術。禮佛足之後，手沾香水，虔誠地合掌時，就會聞到馨香，象徵佛陀的德香、法香、心靈之香，留駐在我們的心底，這是一個美好的儀式。
20100919 凡那比颱風花蓮登陸17級風(Typhoon:Fanapi @ Hualien,Taiwan)
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- Published: 19 Sep 2010
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20100919早上0740凡那比颱風的強風過沒五分鐘隨即停電
Battle Hualien City戰鬥花蓮市邀請賽HRC bboy vs pulinkizeat
2010.5.8 小陶(HRC bboy)柏均(HRC bboy) vs 正忠(pulinkizeat)大咪(pulinkizeat)
20101231-20110101 花蓮縣跨年煙火420秒Hualien New Year's Eve Fireworks 420 Seconds
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花蓮精采100 時間：民國99年12月31日至民國100年01月01日地點：花蓮市六期重劃區煙火從陽光電城發射，因距離發射位置近，全程手持拍攝，如覺頭暈想吐敬請見諒。
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Tropic of Cancer monument. Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan.
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
LiYu (Carp) Lake in Taiwan, Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
Bicyclists tour through the FuLi Town on the Huatung Highway in Taiwan. Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
Self-proclaimed White Sand Bay at Taimali County in Taitung, Taiwan. Provincial Highway No.11(Taiwan) is located in eastern coast in Taiwan and called Hualien-Taitung Coastal Highway for its connection between Hualien County and Taitung County
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
A farm rice Paddy road in Hualien County, Taiwan, with the Coastal Mountain Range in the background.
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
Formosa Express, a five-star tourist train, races sedans running alongside it on highway in Ji'an Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
CiSing Tan Bay with fixed-net fishing operations close to shore, and the Central Mountain Range in the background, in Hualien County in Taiwan
photo: GFDL / BrockF5
Chien-Ming Wang left a memorial photo shot with one of the charity bidding winner and Hualien County Government awarded a thank
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
A farmer's residence in Hualient County, Taiwan, with the Coastal Mountain Range in the background.
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
Spectacular view of the Taroko Gorge while biking on the Central Cross-Island Highway in Taiwan
photo: AP / Wally Santana
Two U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets take off from Hualien Air Force base, on the eastern coast of Taiwan, in this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002 photo. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense recently issued its 2002 defense review in which cyber warfare tops the list of tactics to face a potential war with rival China.
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Hualien, Taiwan garden design is the creation of plans for the layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals.
photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu
Sections of the Central Cross-Island Highway at Taroko Gorge are covered to protect vehicles from waterfalls
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Hehuanshan East and Main Peak at sunset from North Peak
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Taipei International Marathon
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Still Thought's Hall of the Tzu-Chi Organization with Hospital on the right. The Tzu Chi Foundation (simplified Chinese: 慈济基金会; traditional Chinese: 慈濟基金會; pinyin: Cí Jì; Wade–Giles: Tz'u Chi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tsû-tsè-ki-kim-huē) is one of the three largest Buddhist organizations in Taiwan (the others being Fo Guang Shan and Dharma Drum Mountain).
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By Flora Wang Staff Reporter Hualien prosecutors yesterday indicted Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi (傅崑萁) and his “ex-wife,” Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚), on charges of forgery over Fu’s appointment of Hsu as his deputy commissioner last year. The appointment, announced on Dec....
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A Hualien County matriarch who has given birth to an astonishing 14 children has achieved a possibly unique feat, with each of her surviving 12 children all born under different signs of the Chinese zodiac. The eldest child, 54 year-old Li Chiu-lien, was born in the year of the monkey and the...
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Few people knew that sumo wrestling, which originates from Japan, was once also contested in Taiwan, its ex-colony. Just recently there was a sumo wrestling contest organized in Hualien County in which wrestlers wear mawashi, the sumo wrestling suit, in a way that differs from its country of origin...
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Hualien County
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|chinesename = 花蓮縣
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|emblem = Hualien_County_emblem.gif
|abbreviation = Hualien (花蓮)
|map = Taiwan ROC political division map Hualien County
|county seat = Hualien City
|region = Eastern Taiwan
|countymagistrate = Fu, Kun-Chi （傅琨萁)
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|percentwater = 1.0
|totalpop = 340,794 (March 2010)
|poprank = 20
|density = 73.63
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|townshipno = 12
|countyflower = Lotus (Nymphaeaceae)
|countytree = Peepul (Ficus religiosa)
|countybird = Maroon Oriole (Oriolus traillii)
|website = hlhg.gov.tw (Chinese)
}}
Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Hualien-Taitung Line and the terminal point of North-Link Line of TRA. For the Provincial highway System, Hualien has the connection of Suhua Highway, Huatung Highway, Hualien-Taitung Coast Highway and the Central Cross-Island Highway. Hualien County also contains part of Taroko National Park and Yushan National Park.
Hualien Airport
Taiwan Railway Administration - North-Link Line and Hualien-Taitung Line
Provincial Highway No.8 (Central Cross-Island Highway)
Provincial Highway No. 9 (Suao-Hualien and Hualien-Taitung Highway)
Provincial Highway No. 11 (Hualien-Taitung Coast Highway)
Provincial Highway No. 14
Provincial Highway No. 16
Provincial Highway No. 23 (Fuli-Donghe Highway)
Provincial Highway No. 30 (Yuchang Highway)
County Road No.193
Hualien Port
Heping Cement Port
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East Coast National Scenic Area
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The seat of Hualien County is Hualien City.
History
Hualien was originally called Kilai (奇萊) by aborigines. In 1622, the Spanish first arrived to mine for sand gold and called the area "Turumoan" (多羅滿).Hualien was one of the last places on Taiwan to be settled by the Han Chinese during Qing Dynasty in 1851 because of its isolated location. The former name of Hualien was "Huilan" (洄瀾 "eddies") in official record during Qing Dynasty because the river in Hualien flows into the Pacific Ocean, creating a whirling effect.
During the period of Japanese Occupation of Taiwan, the Japanese discarded the name "Kilai" as its Japanese pronunciation sounded like "disgusting", changing the official title to "Hualien". Before the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in 1945, the Governor-General of Taiwan migrated a large number of Japanese here for the improvement of agriculture and farming.
After the Taiwan Retrocession, the government of Republic of China reinstituted the political system followed by the Constitution of the Republic of China. In 1951, Hualien was the first county in Taiwan to carry out the local autonomy law.
It was mostly modernized in the 1960s. For now, Hualien is the most important region in eastern Taiwan as well as the one of five main life circle regions in Taiwan. (Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung)
A great white shark was caught off Hualien County on May 14, 1997. Reportedly almost 7 meters in length and weighing 2500 kg, it is the largest specimen ever recorded.
Population
Hualien County has 340,000 inhabitants and is divided into 1 city and 12 townships. Its late development means that many aboriginal cultures such as Ami, Atayal, Bunun, Truku, Sakizaya and Kavalan are well-preserved. Aborigines make up one-forth of the population of Hualien County (about 90,000). The Hakka people comprise about 30% of inhabitants.
Administration
Some towns have Japanese names because these towns were named by Japanese during the Japanese ruling period from 1895 to 1945.
Transportation
Education
According to the Department of Education of Hualien County Government, Hualien County has 6 universities (or colleges), 15 high schools, 35 junior high schools and 151 elementary schools. Some elementary schools have been closed for years due to low enrolments or their remote location.
Attraction
National Parks
National Scenic Area
National Forest Recreation Park
County Scenic Area
Gallery
External links
Hualien County Government Website
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