自由廣場

In the urban area, there is a large space for activities, but there are no trash cans and toilets, and there are no sports facilities like ordinary parks. There are only two stages and a lot of chairs. It is a place with relatively high viewing quality.

Located in the relics of the old prison in the urban area, the Hualien Old Prison was established in 1937 and has accommodated severely inmates and inmates in Huadong area for more than 40 years. In 1982, the Hualien Prison was relocated to Nanhua Village. The old prison in the urban area has since been deserted. The current site has been changed to the Freedom Square for citizens to take a leisurely stroll. Atmosphere.

The square of the former prison site is a very comfortable place to walk dogs.

Freedom Square is the predecessor of the Hualien Prison, due to the narrow area so now abolished the position, moved to the South, a child has seen the complete appearance prison, later developed now cover post office Administration, demolished part of the wall. Later rest, added some installation art, now became the Freedom Square. This is a strong sense of control, was formerly a prison, a place of detention of personal freedom, then open into a public recreation area, now became the Freedom Square. But also allows you to think properly, how to cherish this hard-won freedom. In addition Freedom Square there is a different identity, that is, Hualien City Wall Museum, as early as 91 Years of the Republic of China when it began to publish a number of artistic creation, we recommend that you find time to come here to stroll Wyse.

At the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Mingzhi Street in Hualien City, there is a "Hualien City Liberty Square". Its predecessor was the Hualien Port Branch of the Taipei Criminal Affairs Office completed in Showa 12 (1937). After the Hualien Prison was moved to Nanhua Village, Ji’an Township in 1970, the Hualien City Office was reorganized and named "City Wall Garden" in 1991, but it was closed again due to the destruction of Typhoon Dragon King. The current Liberty Square reopened on November 21, 102, and it echoes the historical heritage of Hualien’s old prison, including two observation decks and high and low walls. Dear friends, if you come to Hualien to travel and stay in the city, you can come here at night. In addition to seeing the historical sites, there are also ground decorations and lamp post installations combined with aboriginal totems. And the latest Hualien landmark in 2020, "Spell Back", which was created by Duncan Duncan, an online graphic writer from Hualien, and a group of stone carving artists in Hualien, after 2 years!

In the vast and boundless Freedom Square, the sun is squatting in the corner, and in the torrent of history, you can feel your own insignificance and fear freedom. The combination of aboriginal art, lampposts, and the relics of high and low walls left behind, a contrast between the old and the new. Formerly the old prison, it was reunited with the public on November 21, 2012. It was named "Freedom Square" in response to the historical history of the old Hualien prison in this area.