Hualien is the settlement of the Sakizaya (which means “authentic person”) tribe; the Amis called it the “Sakiraya”. Foreigner...
The design concept is based on “hometown of the sun is in Hualien”. The image is a rising sun from sea surface which symbolizes twilight o...
The pronunciation of lotus in Mandarin is “lian-hua” which corresponds with the reverse pronunciation of Hualien, and it is easy to be rem...
Ficus religiosa, or bodhi tree, is derived from the meaning of sacred and religious, and it was named to commemorate Siddhartha Gautama who attained e...
The beautiful and rare endangered Maroon Oriole is a distinctive Taiwanese bird. The Maroon Oriole is a medium-sized (25 cm) bird, the male having a b...
Turumoan, which originally derived from the Spanish that meant “a shining place”, is the earliest recorded name of Hualien. It is used to ...
“Tsongau” means “ape” in the Amis language. Since the Amis people lived on the plains, when they saw the nimble movements of m...
Under Qing rule, entry to the mountains was barred, and so few Han Chinese ventured to Hualien. It is said that during the Jiaqing Emperor’s rul...