Hualien County -- Introduction

Hualien County is the meeting point of the Central Cross-Island Highway, Su-ao-Hualien Highway, and highways leading south to Taitung County. Apart from its natural beauty, Hualien also offers tourists many other attractions. These include the waterfront Hualien Ocean Park, Nanbin Park with its numerous marine sculptures, the "Hawaii of the East" resort built in Polynesian style, reef walking and rock collection at Chisingtan, and the Buddhist Jinsi (Still Thought) Temple.

At 108 meters in height, Mt Meilun is the landmark of Hualien. It is also the site of Chongcheng Park, which provides fine views of the city. Facilities in the park include a children's playground, footpaths, and an old railway locomotive. The park also contains an exhibition hall, displaying seismographs that were used to detect earthquakes since 1933 but have now been replaced by more modern equipment.

Below is a map of Hualien County: