And in comparison to other capes, Hualien might be a bit more calm than Pingtung, a bit more elusive than pristine Yilan in the northeast, and a little more refined than Taiwan's outlying islands.
然而，同是天涯海角、化外之地，花蓮相較於海角所在的屏東，或許多了份安穩；相較於東北角的淨土宜蘭，則多了點空靈；相較於任何台灣離島，又多了些價值思維。