Huayan Records is not a general phenomenon. In fact, the predecessor of Huayan was the famous Shanghua Records. As a very experienced Taiwanese local record company, Shanghua was once the main force in mainstream traditional love songs and film and television songs in Taiwan, from veteran singers Li Yijun and Gao Shengmei to the "two kings and two queens" in the mid-1990s, Qi Qin, Xiong Tianping, Xu Meijing, Xu Ruyun and Shanghua are both classic examples in the Chinese music scene.

With Shanghua now being merged by Universal Music, internal members of Shanghua started anew and established Huayan Records. Since there is no branch in the Mainland, we approached Mainland EMI Records (now reorganized as Gold Medal Wind) to cooperate. The singer's album production and copyright belong to Huayan, but the Mainland album distribution and corporate promotion are all handed over to Mainland EMI. Yes, so Huayan’s singers also belong to Mainland EMI. The introduction of albums from Taiwan and Hong Kong to the mainland relies on a mainland company - Bu Sheng Dafeng Music.

In 1999, Lu Yanqing, the owner of Shanghua Records, sold Shanghua Records to PolyGram Records and established a new company, "Grand Music International Inc."

In October 2001, Universe International Music changed its name to "Huayan International Music Co., Ltd.". The records of Huayan International Music's artists in mainland China are distributed by Gold Medal Dafeng.

On October 26, 2012, Huayan International Music was listed on the Taiwan Overseas Trading Center at NT$60 per share. The stock code is 8446. It is Taiwan’s first inbound cultural and creative industry. company.