 Sadly, due to a recent earthquake, much of Taroko Gorge, Hualien’s most famous landmark, is no longer accessible to the public. However, there are plenty of other places to check out in Hualien. In this blog, we will share a list of other places to visit in Hualien besides Taroko Gorge.
Hualien is the largest county in Taiwan and is considered by many to be the most beautiful. It includes a breathtaking coastline along the Pacific Ocean, including cliffs thousands of meters high, marble gorges, fertile valleys, and a large section of Taiwan’s central mountain range. Hualien is simply a must-stop location on your trip to Taiwan. ⛰️ Planning your trip to Hualien? 🌊 Here are some top travel tips for you:
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 The following blog shows more photos posted after our original blog post here: taiwantravelblog.com/taroko-gorge-2025-current-status-post-earthquake
Sadly, due to a recent earthquake, much of Taroko Gorge, Hualien's most famous landmark, is no longer accessible to the public. However, the visitor's center is still open, and the road through Taroko is still open three times a day if you have your own vehicle. In this blog, we will take you on a virtual tour of Taroko Gorge after the earthquake, from a recent trip where we risked rockfalls and poor road conditions. Don't forget there are plenty of other places to check out in Hualien besides Taroko; check out our blog with a list of other places to visit in Hualien besides Taroko Gorge here. If you are interested, you can also check out our blog to see what Taroko looked like before the earthquake here.  Typhoon Kong-Rey was the largest storm to hit Taiwan since 1996, the first Typhoon to make landfall in late October, and the third Typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan in 2024. Its landfall marked the first time in 16 years that three Typhoons have made landfall in Taiwan during one Typhoon season. So far it has caused at least two deaths in Taiwan, injured hundreds, dumped over a meter of rain in the mountains of Hualien, and caused work and school to close throughout all of Taiwan. In this blog, I will detail some of the major events and overall situation in Taiwan during the Typhoon, as well as my own experience during this typhoon and past typhoons in Taiwan.
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Basic Summary of the Typhoon 台風康芮大概的狀況 Typhoon Kong-Rey was the largest storm to hit Taiwan since 1996, the first Typhoon to make landfall in late October, and the third Typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan in 2024. However, the typhoon weakened from a strong typhoon to a moderate typhoon, and eventually to a mild typhoon. Typhoon Kong-Rey was the 21st storm of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season and began forming as a tropical depression on October 25th, strengthened to a Category-4 Super Typhoon, and finally made landfall in Chenggong Township of Taitung, Taiwan on October 31st, 2024. Its highest winds reached 240 km/h. When it made landfall in Chenggong Township of Taitung County, Taiwan, it was a category 3 Typhoon (winds between 111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h). As of the time of writing, the typhoon has caused over 2 fatalities in Taiwan and 200 injuries. Over 200,000 households lost electricity. All domestic flights and hundreds of international flights in Taiwan were canceled for a time. Most mountain villages in Taiwan were evacuated. Flooding occurred in Taitung, Hualien, and Yilan. As of the time of writing, Hualien received the most rain, with over 1200mm of rain (4 feet) in one day.  Typhoon Krathon was the first Typhoon to make landfall in western Taiwan in over 38 years. So far it has caused at least two deaths in Taiwan, injured hundreds, dumped over a meter of rain in the mountains of Taitung, and caused work and school to close for four days in some areas. In this blog, I will detail some of the major events and overall situation in Taiwan during the Typhoon, as well as my own experience during this typhoon and past typhoons in Taiwan.
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Basic Summary of the Typhoon 台風凱米大概的狀況Typhoon Krathon became the second super typhoon to hit Kaohsiung in 47 years, following Typhoon Selma in 1977. It is also the first recorded tropical cyclone to make landfall in Kaohsiung in October. Notably, this is the first moderate typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan’s west coast in 38 years, since Typhoon Wayne in 1986. However, due to its slow movement and the intake of too much dry air, the typhoon weakened from a strong typhoon to a moderate typhoon, and eventually to a mild typhoon. Typhoon Krathon was the 18th storm of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season and began forming as a tropical depression on September 26th, strengthened to a Category-4 Super Typhoon, and finally made landfall in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on October 3rd, 2024. Its highest winds reached 240 km/h. When it made landfall in Xiaogand District of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, it was a category 1 Typhoon (winds between 74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h). As of the time of writing, the typhoon has caused over 2 fatalities in Taiwan and 400 injuries. A total of 176,506 households lost electricity. All domestic flights and hundreds of international flights in Taiwan were canceled for a time. Most mountain villages in Taiwan were evacuated. Flooding occurred in Kaohsiung, Keelung, and Taitung. As of the time of writing, Taimali District of Taitung received the most rain, with over 1500mm of rain (5 feet) over four days. Keelung also set a daily rain record of over 373 mm in one day.  Tropical Depression Igme, the number 19 tropical cyclone of the 2024 Pacific Typhoon Season, lasted for an especially long time and dumped rain onto Northern and Southern Taiwan, causing flooding in many places. In this blog, we will share some memories of this storm and its impact on Taiwan.
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See the full article here: https://taiwantravelblog.com/remembering-tropical-depression-19-17w-igme-2024/  Typhoon Gaemi is the worst Typhoon to hit Taiwan in nearly a decade. It caused five deaths in Taiwan, dumped over a meter of rain in the mountains, and caused work and school to close for over three days in some areas. In this blog, I will detail some of the major events and overall…Read More
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In addition, agricultural losses totaled NT 1.8 billion.  With over 677 people killed in Taiwan, Typhoon Morakot (also known as the 88 Flood 八八水災) was the most deadly Typhoon ever to hit Taiwan in recorded history. It also broke records for the highest rainfall of any Typhoon in Taiwan’s history, a total of over 3 meters of rain (3060 mm in Alishan), with…Read More
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