Hualien (a city and county on the east coast of Taiwan)

pure

beautiful

(archaic) beautiful

symbol

symbolize

a flower / Short for 生け花 (ikebana): flower arrangement / Short for 花札 (hanafuda): Japanese playing cards / the best days of one's life / the best thing / essence

a lotus plant or flower

lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera

older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera