Hualien City

Hualien (Chinese花莲 市, pinyin Hualian Shì, W.-G. Hua-lien shih, PEH oē - jī Hoa - Lian- chhi ) is the capital of Hualien County, Republic of China on Taiwan. It lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city has about 110,000 inhabitants. The average temperature is 24 ° C.

Name

According to the work on local history Hualian Xianzhi (Chinese花莲 县志) the place was called originally Kilai (Chinese奇莱, Pinyin Jīlái, W.-G. Chi -lai, PEH oē - jī Ki- lai ). When Taiwan was under Japanese rule, the Japanese changed the place names in Karenkō (花莲 港), as Kilai to kirai in Japanese homophone " disgust; hatred; Disgust " is. After Taiwan after the end of World War II fell back to the Republic of China, held this Japanese writing at up to third parties, but now Chinese as Hualien were pronounced.

Twin Cities

  • Flag of South Korea Ulsan, South Korea (1982 )
  • Japan Yonaguni, Japan ( 1982)
  • United States Albuquerque, USA ( 1983)
  • United States Bellevue (Washington), United States ( 1984)
  • South Africa Oudtshoorn, South Africa ( 1985)
  • Place in Taiwan
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