Hualien bookshops a 2024 reading route before the spring markets
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Matching books with readers is a skill local booksellers practise every day. This 2024 round-up offers a slower way to explore Hualien: follow the books and the people who choose them.
When a reader chooses a book, the bookseller feels as delighted as if they’ve won at bingo: “You’ve found each other! I hope you have a wonderful time together.”
Until the end of April 2024, buy a book at any of 13 bookshops and book spaces in Hualien and receive a bookplate for each book. Collect them as mementoes of the places you visit.
Join the bookplate-collecting game
Pick up a 書流花蓮 guide for NT$50 at local bookshops. Follow the map to places you haven’t visited yet, with offers and a warm welcome at nearly a hundred participating businesses. Keep your bookplates in the guide, then use them towards a canvas book bag at the 3 書流市集 events, where you can discover more local bookshops in one place.
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Find the local bookshops here
一本書店 (bookshop)
A comfortable bookshop and café selling a range of books, with homemade snacks and desserts.
No. 6, Alley 1, Lane 293, Linsen Road, Hualien City
12:00–17:00 (Thursday–Sunday)
雨樵懶人書店 (bookshop)
Specialising in literature and children's picture books, with monthly talks, book launches and other events.
2F, No. 130, Guangfu Street, Hualien City
10:30–17:00 (Wednesday–Monday; open until 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday)
孩好書屋 (arts and book space)
A mixed-use arts space with themed book selections, photographic works, paintings and handmade goods.
No. 69-2, Mingli Road, Hualien City
10:00–12:20, 13:00–15:00 (Thursday)
11:00–18:00 (Friday–Sunday)
光之島 × 寫寫字 (shared arts space)
A shared space for artists, with themed book selections, creative products, coffee, light meals, performances and exhibitions.
No. 8, Mingli Road, Hualien City
14:00–18:00 (Monday–Friday)
Occasional arts events on weekends; monthly announcements on Facebook.
時光二手書店 (second-hand bookshop)
Used and new books, CDs, household goods and drinks, with occasional talks.
No. 8, Jianguo Road, Hualien City
14:00–21:30 (Monday–Sunday)
花蓮日日工作室 (lifestyle shop)
A shop with a curated selection of goods promoting plastic-free living and fair trade.
No. 37, Jieyue Street, Hualien City
11:30–20:30 (Monday–Friday)
Occasional closing days; please check Facebook announcements.
白水商號 × 橋本書屋 (local goods and books)
Crafts, food and drinks from Hualien and Taitung, including alcoholic drinks, alongside books and original Taiwanese products.
No. 27, Jieyue Street, Hualien City
12:00–20:00 (Wednesday–Monday)
緩緩書屋 × 你說說工作室 (books and picture books)
Selected books and picture books focusing on Indigenous peoples and Taiwanese stories.
No. 23, Lane 2, Section 1, Zhongzheng Road, Guangfu Township, Hualien County (beside Guangfu Railway Station)
13:00–18:00 (Wednesday–Sunday)
即光書屋 (bookshop)
Thoughtfully chosen books, objects discovered through personal connections, and honest food and drink.
No. 207, Chenggong Street, Fenglin Township, Hualien County
13:00–17:00 (weekends in the first and second weeks of each month)
9:00–12:00 (the last Saturday of each month, with a stall at Hualien Good Market in Hualien City)
貿易風書旅 BBTradewinds (bookshop and guesthouse)
A guesthouse and bookshop with a selection of new and second-hand books in Chinese, English and Japanese.
No. 22, Guangfu Road, Fenglin Township, Hualien County
11:00–20:00 (Tuesday–Sunday)
自心書房 (bookshop)
A selection of books, with occasional music-healing events.
2F, 於岳 lobby at 丘丘森旅 resort, No. 6, Yongfeng Road, Fenglin Township, Hualien County (near Linrong Shin Kong Railway Station)
10:30–19:30 (Wednesday–Saturday)
如其所室 (books, coffee and household goods)
New and used books, coffee and household goods.
No. 91, Zhongmei Road, Fenglin Township, Hualien County (turn left on leaving Fenglin Station; one minute on foot)
10:30–18:00 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Occasional closing days; please check Facebook announcements.
五味屋 × 豐田の冊所 (second-hand books and coffee) (no bookplates)
Selected used books and coffee.
No. 7, Minquan Street, Fengli Village, Shoufeng Township
Please call 03-865-6922 to arrange a visit.
練習曲 (lending library and café) (no bookplates)
A second-hand lending library serving coffee and light meals.
No. 252, Xinyi Road, Xincheng Township
09:00–18:00 (Monday–Sunday)
