Pine Garden
松園別館
A guesthouse built by the military during the Japanese occupation period. The Western-style building surrounded by old pines offers views over Hualien Port and the Pacific.
Pine Garden was built in the 1940s during the Japanese occupation period. It was originally the office and guesthouse of the Japanese Army's Hualien Port military affairs department. Located on Meilun Hill, the garden is surrounded by more than a hundred Ryukyu pines around a two-story Western-style building. From the top, you can look down on the mouth of the Meilun River and the Pacific Ocean. It is now a cultural and historical exhibition space with a light café. It is about 2 km from downtown, and admission is around NT$60 (subject to on-site confirmation).
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- General's Mansion 1936
- Hualien Railway Culture Park
- Dongdamen Night Market
- Hualien Cultural & Creative Industries Park
- Tzu Chi Jing Si Hall, Hualien
- Hualien Whale Watching
- 48 Highland
- Qixing Bonito Museum