Hualien Explained

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 (conductor), 2019 The American Prize orchestral winner

Characters

• Jing (Chinese opera), a major role type in Chinese opera, also known as Hualian
• Chou role, the clown role type in Chinese opera, also known as Xiao Hualian

Groups, companies, and organizations

• Hualien County Government, Hualien County, Taiwan
  • Hualien County Council
• Beijing Hualian Group (Chinese: 华联 Huālián "China Union"), Beijing-based Chinese supermarket chain, also called Hualian
  • Hualian Supermarket, a subsidiary of Shanghai-based Lianhua Supermarket, part of the Bailian Group
• Hualien Media International, Taipei-based Taiwanese entertainment company
• Hua Lien International (Hong Kong stock ticker 969), see List of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Other uses

• Hualien earthquake (set index), any of several earthquakes; including Hualian
• Hualian virus, a strain of Ageratum yellow vein virus; a Begomovirus

See also

• Hua (disambiguation)
• Lien (disambiguation)
  • Lianhua (disambiguation)