In the 2000s, a group of stone craftsmen founded the Hualien County Handicrafts Association in the spirit of unity, harmony, helping self and others, ...
The Amis are settled throughout the Huadong Valley and east coast plains. With a population of nearly 50,000, they are the largest indigenous group of...
The Truku’s ancestors originally lived in what is now Nantou County’s Ren’ai Township, and were part of the Seediq tribe. The Truku ...
The Sakizaya settled across Qilai Plain, roughly within what is downtown Hualien City today. Hualien’s old name, Qilai, comes from the nickname ...
The Kavalan originally lived on the Lanyang Plain but under pressure from the Han Chinese settlers, migrated south to Qilai Plain. After the Karewan I...
Supposedly the Bunun migrated from Nantou to Hualien’s Zhuoxi and Wanrong townships, while some moved to Taitung’s Haiduan Township. They ...
Seediq Tgdaya, Sediq Toda and Sejiq Truku are the three dialect groups that make up the Seediq tribe. According to legend, the Seediq came from Mudan ...
Starting from 1995, the International Stone Sculpture Festival has been hosted every two years, inviting stone sculptors from all over the world to pe...
Hualien is home to the first museum in Taiwan focused on stone sculptures, providing a relaxing and educational space for visitors. From time to time ...