Hualien City (Traditional Chinese: 花蓮市; Hanyu Pinyin: Hūaliánshì; Wade-Giles: Hua-lien shih; POJ: Hoa-liân-chhī) is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It has a population of about 110,000 people. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... See alternative meanings for other possible definitions. ... Hualien County (花蓮縣) is the largest and least populated county in Taiwan. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Motto: Three Principles of the People (三民主義 San-min Chu-i) Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei (de facto)  Nanking (de jure)1  Largest city Taipei Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  - President Chen Shui-bian  - Vice President Annette Lu  - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai...

A significant river and bridge in Hualien

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History

A temple in the Hualien City.

According to The Record of Hualien County (花蓮縣志), the place was originally called Kilai (Traditional Chinese: 奇萊; Hanyu Pinyin: Jīlái; Wade-Giles: Chi-lai; Japanese: きらい; Taiwanese: Kilaai). Because Kilai (Kirai in Japanese) sounds the same as "dislike" (嫌い) in Japanese, the Japanese administration changed the name to Karen (花蓮; かれん) in the early 20th century. The Republic of China Kuomintang administration of the late 20th century promoted the Standard Mandarin Chinese reading, Hualien. In Chinese, Hualien is an approximate homonym of Huilan (洄瀾; húilán; かいらん), which means "recurring waves (of the Pacific Ocean)". A temple in the city of Hualien, Taiwan, ROC. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A temple in the city of Hualien, Taiwan, ROC. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Motto: Three Principles of the People (三民主義 San-min Chu-i) Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei (de facto)  Nanking (de jure)1  Largest city Taipei Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  - President Chen Shui-bian  - Vice President Annette Lu  - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai... The Chinese Nationalist Party (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a centre-right political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in terms of sitting Legislative... Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Singapore. ...

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 (黃阿鳳) of Taipei arrived at Fengchuan. In 1875, more farmers, led by Lin Cang-an (林蒼安) 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 (舊新港). Around 1923, the city continued to expand to Aolang Port (鯉浪港), today known as New Port (新港), including Guowei and Guoji Villages. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: 汉族; Traditional Chinese: 漢族; Pinyin: hànzú) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... Nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Yilan City (宜蘭市), commonly and historically spelled Ilan or I-lan (Wade-Giles), is the capital of Yilan County in the Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Japan and Qing China fought the First Sino-Japanese War (or the Qing-Japanese War) during 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ...

Basic Information

Beach of Jiqi, Hualian/ Panorama Photography/ taken by geoffroy

• 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°
• Mayor: Cai Chita (蔡啟塔)

There are 6 colleges, 12 senior high schools, 4 middle schools, and 16 elementary schools. 37 churches and 31 temples. The native people are the Ami. It contains Meilun Mountain (美崙山) and a part of Meilun Creek (美崙溪). Shiliugu (十六股) is the areas near the creek known as Fengchuan (豐川), or "Fertile River", that is still over 80% farmland nowadays. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (7000x1139, 1402 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (7000x1139, 1402 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Fig. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Total population 2006: 458,000 [2] 2004: 454,600 [3] Homelands in Taiwan Mountainous terrain running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island Narrow eastern plains Orchid Island (Lán YÇ”) Languages 14 living Formosan languages. ...

Hualien has a recently renovated commercial airport that serves domestic flights and international charters. Hualien Airport is a popular transit hub for visitors going to nearby Taroko National Park. Hualien Airport (花蓮機場) (IATA: HUN, ICAO: RCYU) is a commercial airport located in a 11. ... Tunnel of Nine Turns, Taroko National Park Taroko National Park (Traditional Chinese: 太魯閣國家公園; Pinyin: TàilÇ”gé gúojiā gōngyuán; Taiwanese POJ: Thài-ló·-koh kok-ka kong-hnÌ‚g) is one of the six national parks of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...

Subdivisions

The 45 villages (里) of the cities are divided into six village unions (聯合里): (in Tongyong Pinyin) Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2002. ...

1. The first union: Minyun (民運), Minle (民樂), Minsiang (民享), Minyi (民意), Minsin (民心), Minli (民立), Minle (民德), Minzheng (民政), Minchin (民勤), Minsiao (民孝)
2. The second union: Minsheng (民生), Minchuan (民權), Minzu (民族), Minyou (民有), Minjhu (民主), Minjhi (民治)
3. The third union: Jhuji (主計), Jhuyi (主義), Jhusin (主信), Jhuchin (主勤), Jhushang (主商), Jhugong (主工)
4. The fourth union: Jhusuei (主學), Jhuchuan (主權), Jhunong (主農), Jhuhe (主和), Jhuli (主力), Jhuhe (主安), Jhumu (主睦)
5. The fifth union: Guofung (國風), Guofang (國防), Guojhi (國治), Guoguang (國光), Guohuen (國魂), Guoan (國安), Guowei (國威), Guohua (國華), Guolian (國聯), Guosheng (國盛)
6. The sixth union: Guofu (國富), Guoyu (國裕), Guoching (國慶), Guochiang (國強), Guofu (國福), Guosing (國興)

The newest villages from 2002 are Guosheng, Guosing, Minsiao, and Minjhu.

Sister cities

• Ulsan of South Korea (1982)
• Yonaguni Town of Ryūkyū, Japan (1982)
• Albuquerque, New Mexico (1983)
• Bellevue, Washington (1984)
• The town of Oudtshoorn, South Africa (1985)

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External links

• Official site (in Traditional Chinese)
• Hualien Travel Web