HUALIEN, TAIWAN
Date Modified: 06.28.2008
Content: Hualien - General Info and Links
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Area: 29.41 km2
Population: 110,000 people in 35,000 households
Geographic coordinates: 121°36'23 East, 23°58'20
North
Average annual temperature: 24°
Hualien City is the capital
of Hualien County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It
is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
>> HISTORY - Hualien
According to The Record of Hualien County, the place was originally
called Chilai, but this name was abandoned by the Japanese in
early 20th century because it sounds like "despise"
in Japanese and used Hualien instead. Hualien is an approximate
homonym of Huilang which means "recurring waves (of the Pacific
Ocean)".
The Spaniards tried to mine gold in Hualien in 1622. Permanent
settlements began in 1851, when 2,200 Han Chinese farmers led
by Huang A-fong of Taipei arrived at Fengchuan. In 1875, more
farmers, led by Lin Cang-an of Yilan, settled at Fengchuan. But
by the time of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), when Hualien
City, along with the rest of Taiwan, was ceded to Japan, there
were still not many settlers in Hualien. In about 1912, the city
expanded to Guohua and Guoan Villages, a region later known as
Old New Port. Around 1923, the city continued to expand to Aolang
Port, today known as New Port, including Guowei and Guoji Villages.
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Hualien City Government Website
http://www.hualien.gov.tw/
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