Do you any nice places to visit or local delicacies that you recommend in Hualien?

Apart from the nice beach there, here are several great attractions I know in or aorund that region:Taroko National Park, Seven Star Pool (Qi Xing Tan), East Rift Valley and Ruisui Farmland.

skipjack fish, Bianshi (like dumplings) and some other potherbs are worth a taste there.