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Hualien (volleyball)
Hualien, Hualian, Hua-lien, Hua-lian, may refer to: Places Taiwan * Hualien County (Chinese: 花蓮 "lily"), Taiwan **Hualien County Constituency **Hualien railway station ** Hualien Airport **Hualian AFB * Hualien City, a port city and the seat of Hualien County, Taiwan **Port of Hualien ** Hualien Stadium *Hualian River (花蓮溪) or Hualien River, a small river in Taiwan *Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien, Taiwan Mainland China * Hualian station, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; a metro station * Hualian, Xitang, Jiashan, Zhejiang, China; a village * Hualian, Songyuan, Guangdong, China; a village Malaysia * Hua Lian, Tupai, Pokok Assam (state constituency), Perak, Malaysia; a neighbourhood * Hua Lian School, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia; see List of Chinese national-type primary schools in Perak Other locations * 246504 Hualien, the asteroid Hualien, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt, the 246,504th asteroid registered People and characters *Boon Hua Lien (con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hualien County
Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is the largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Most of the population resides in the Huadong Valley, which runs north to south, sandwiched between the Central and Hai'an mountain ranges. Due to the rural nature of the county, Hualien attracts many visitors for its natural environment, which includes Taroko Gorge, Qingshui Cliff and Qixingtan Beach. History Early history Modern-day Hualien City was originally called ''Kilai'' (), after the Sakiraya Taiwanese aborigines and their settlement. Spanish settlers arrived in 1622 to pan for gold. Picking up the sounds of native words, these settlers called the area ''Turumoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
