After Taiwan came under Japanese rule in 1895 its governors sought to change the name because "Kiray" is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for "dislike" (嫌い). The name was eventually changed to Karenkō (花蓮港 "Hualien Harbour"). After World War II the incoming Kuomintang-led Republic of China retained the Kanji spelling but shortened the name to just Karen (花蓮). Via Chinese romanization, Hualien is the official city name and has been retained since Taiwan's transition to pluralistic democracy in the 1990s.
Taiwan was experiencing widespread “orange” status conditions, or air quality that was “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” in cities and counties of Hsinchu, Miaoli, Yunlin, Chiayi, Nantou, Yilan, Hualien and Penghu, the air quality network said.
...Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi in HualienCity on Saturday. Police officers on Tuesday last week questioned a woman who allegedly attacked a volunteer outside a post office in Hualien City.
In Hualien, it is well-known that Chang leads the county’s anti-Fu faction, with the local pan-blue camp divided into three camps — those aligned with Fu, Chang and former Hualien City mayor Wei ...
Jany Leijenhorst, far left, with some of her customers at the pancake house she runs in HualienCity... numbers of tourists and locals to the Dutch pancake house that bears her name in Hualien City.
Tsao and citizen groups also announced a series of outdoor events to promote the recall, including a 5km walk or run at HualienCity’s Pacific Park at 9am tomorrow.
... than ballistic missiles, being launched and hitting targets on land, and an animation of explosions over Taiwanese cities including Tainan, Hualien and Taichung, all home to military bases and ports.
... than ballistic missiles, being launched and hitting targets on land, and an animation of explosions over Taiwanese cities including Tainan, Hualien and Taichung, all home to military bases and ports.