Top Things to do in Hualien City
Top Hotels in Hualien City
Top 10 Things to do in Hualien City, Hualien
Discover the best top things to do in Hualien City, Taiwan including Qixing Lake Binhai Bicycle Road, Yanzihkou Trail (Swallow Grotto), Beibin Park, Hualien Chenghuan Temple, Hualien Cultural & Creative Industries Park, Pine Garden, Hualien Dongdamen Tourist Night Market, East Gate Night Market, Nanbin Park, Hualien Harbor Scenic Bridge.
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1. Qixing Lake Binhai Bicycle Road
2. Yanzihkou Trail (Swallow Grotto)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By PaulSiow - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
This trail is included in most tour itineraries for Taroko Gorge. It is easy to walk along the road and you need to wear a helmet. You can see the caves in the cliffs where the swallows nest. Didn't see any swallow though. Very beautiful scenery with the river below, steep cliffs and caves.
3. Beibin Park
4. Hualien Chenghuan Temple
5. Hualien Cultural & Creative Industries Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 257 reviews
Hualien cultural and creative industries park is located in the center of Hualien city. The historic settlements build in 100 years ago have 3.3 hectares, including 26 old factory warehouses. It will be opened in three years (2012-2015) successively and apply exhibition, performance, dining, featured products, educational lecture, travel information, etc. Expected shape a cultural and creative vitality and contemporary life-style by artistic activities and commercial services. a-zone also is the best tourist region in East.
Reviewed By kasaysayanm - San Fernando La Union, Philippines
Great artisan work for cultural creative industries. The best I have seen so far in Taiwan. The place is also full of history. Remnants of industries can be found. Very spacious and full of place to sit, observe, converse.
6. Pine Garden
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 237 reviews
Hualien Pine Garden is used to be the Hualien Harbor Military Command which was built in 1942 by the Japanese who chose the site for its height advantage. From the command, you can see both the mouth of the Meilun River to the north and Hualien Harbor and have a clear, unobstructed view out over the Pacific, making it both a strategic place of a military command center and, later on, a pleasant place for high-ranking officers to relax. It is said that the Kamikaze Special Attack Unit would gather here to partake in "Gentleman's Sake" before departing on missions. Although many creative spaces have been added to Hualien Pine Garden Park, it still remains the most complete example of Japanese military architecture in Hualien and was registered as a historical building in Hualien on the 23rd September 2002. Every corner has its story, welcome to explore more of here. 1 Log Cabin 2 Wishing Pond 3 Air Shelter 4 Oven 5 Taiwan Gift Hall 6 Okinawa Pine 7 Life in the wetlands 8Pine Cafe
Reviewed By 江子萱
If you want to take a forest trip, and enjoy the baptism of nature. “Pine Garden” is a good choice. It used to call “ Naval Administartion”. It built in late WWII. It was an important military command center of the japanese army in Hualien. There are many vestiges of history. For example the simulated air-raid shelter. There is playing the real recording in WWII. The wall posts about WWII’s document. The document introducing “Kamilcaze”. It is a group with a strong patriotism. They driving the fighter towards the enemy and suicide. The sound of fighters and explosion plus historical pictures make the air-raid shelter more realistic. In addition, there are many centennial pines. It also has ecological pool and cafe. Pine Garen in Meilun. It nearby Martyrs’Shrine. From the train station you can take a taxi or passenger traffic. Full ticket $60. Half ticket $30. Come and experience it in Hualien.
7. Hualien Dongdamen Tourist Night Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia
Hualien is the jumping off point for one of Taiwan's most famous attractions, Taroko Gorge. At night, many visitors explore the Dongdamen night market. Apart from souvenirs, the night market has some enticing snacks, and also old-fashioned carnival games, It's easy to spend a couple of hours wandering around. And it's fun!
8. East Gate Night Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 350 reviews
Reviewed By Kelly_Liang_Jia_Yun
I really like this place, since it is really clean that you won't see any garbage on the floor even the trashcan never be full and dirty. Therefore, all the stores are neatly arranged and the roads are wide. However, the most impressive for me is the aboriginal street artists, whose voices make the night market atmosphere full of humanity and sentiment. I think that is the most different place with other night markets in Taiwan. By the way, I like the watermelon juice, papaya milk juice, giant strawberry tanghulu, and bubble milk tea in there. If you are interested in going to the Dong Da Men night market, you must try those.
