HUALIEN, TAIWAN

Date Modified: 06.28.2008
Content: Hualien - General Info and Links
Source: Wikipedia

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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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