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During the colonial rule of Japan, Hualien City was a place that Japan plans for overseas immigrants. In the old city district of Hualien, there have gone through several City Renovating and Urban Planning in the Japanese period, each one made the City more similar to today's city. however, with the change of political power, the deep landscape that left behind is still standing on the land of Eastern Taiwan.
In recent years, the redevelopment of cities has regarded the past urban fabric as a better vision, but however, there are still many inappropriate cases that cause by the government or the local communities. 'The Maps of Japanese Occupation Categories Information Synopsis' can be a tool to see through the local life. In this study, the author will use two different ages of Hualien's maps for GIS layer nesting and digital analysis of QGIS. The study concern the urban configuration and commercial utilization changes in the old city district of Hualien City through the late Japanese period to the post-war period.
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