Cultural Heritage
Mataian Tribal Cemetery Stele

Mataian Tribal Cemetery Stele
Though architecture in this case was built in the Japanese Colonial Period and was hidden in the wildness, its layout was relatively good. Moreover, the item is quite meaningful to the history of native Taiwanese.

Futian Old Well

Futian Old Well
The case was established in 1916. The well is 12 meters in depth and made of rocks and glutinous rice. The villagers have done their best to maintain this old well, for it is a meaningful item in the history of architecture.

Yishou Building

Yishou Building
This is a two-story construction, resembling the architecture of Baroque. The flowery carvings on the washing finish of stucco gables are elegant and smooth, which is a perfect complement to the calligraphic building name embossed on the pillars. Yishou Bu...

Yingchuan Building

Yingchuan Building
Historical residences are quite rare within the domain of Hualien County. The external appearance and the internal structure of the residence remain roughly as a whole. Moreover, such a well-protected and meaningful rural residence with a history of more t...

Former Water Tank of Hualien Railway Station

Former Water Tank of Hualien Railway Station
The water tank used to be a part of the historic steam train. The item is in line with the railway park of the Railway Museum. When the devices removed from former railway station and trains are not widely preserved, the water tank seems to be the only mem...

Antong Hotel

Antong Hotel
The hotel was a wood-framed construction built in 1941 and preserved roughly intact. Since Antong Hotel is a valuable cultural heritage, it deserves being well protected. Moreover, there are few hot spring hotels built in the Japanese Colonial Period left ...

The Lian Family Historical Residence

The Lian Family Historical Residence
The residence is more than seventy years, with the careful preservation of the Lian descendants, its original wood-framed structure, beams, and pillars are roughly intact. This is a huge-scale countryside residence, with seven rooms at its both wings. The ...

The Reception House of Hualien Farm

The Reception House of Hualien Farm
The architecture is a traditional Japanese wood-framed construction. Though the external appearance and the garden have been reconstructed, its former layout remains the same. The institution, possessing the ownership, has let the residence as a guest hous...

The Archway Next to Guanghua Farms

The Archway Next to Guanghua Farms
The archway is a memorial of how veterans developed the lands of Hualien in the past. Hualien is a unique place, consisting of veterans, the Han people (the Minnan people and the Hakka people included), and native Taiwanese. When veterans are decreased fro...

The Archway of Taroko

The Archway of Taroko
The archway marked the excavation of Taiwan East-West Cross Island Highway. It is a symbol of our ancestors’ toiling for building the highway. Moreover, the archway is constructed in the style of Chinese northern palace, which is very rare on the isl...

The Former Residence of Guo Tzyy-Jiow

The Former Residence of Guo Tzyy-Jiow
The residence is a wood-framed construction of early post-war period. It is an ancient Japanese weather-boarding architecture. Moreover, Master Guo Tzyy-Jiow, who was considered the father of music in Hualien, makes his music and residence valuable in term...

Japanese Housing Area by Meilun River

Japanese Housing Area by Meilun River
The construction used to be the official residence of a high-rank commander of Hualien, Colonel Nakamura, in Japanese Colonial Period. The place is a traditional Japanese style building, with wide corridors and single-slope cement ditches around the reside...

Housing Quarters of Forestry Bureau

Housing Quarters of Forestry Bureau
The weather boarding on top of the construction is unique. It is rare to see such architecture in Taiwan. Since its architectural technique and artistic style are meaningful, the construction is worth preserving.

Former Site of Yuli Credit Cooperative

Former Site of Yuli Credit Cooperative
Reasons for registration: A. The construction is an important substantial proof symbolizing the establishment of the financial sector in Yuli Township. B. The construction is an early reinforced concrete building in Hualien, making it valuable in terms o...

Funan Brick Kiln

Funan Brick Kiln
Reasons for registration: A. The kiln was built in 1966, 40 years ago from now. It was a living proof marking the development of brick kiln industry along with the cities in eastern Taiwan. The remained construction provides a glimpse of its original stru...

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