Wenshan District is a

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Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

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. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei. ''Wenshan'' previously referred to the region south of the

Taipei Basin The Taipei Basin () is a geographic region in northern Taiwan. It is the largest basin in Taiwan. The basin is bounded by the Yangmingshan to the north, the Linkou Plateau to the west, and the Ridge of Xueshan Range to the southeast. The shape ...

(including Xindian and Pinglin).

History

In 1894 (late Qing era), the local gentry changed the name from "Fist Mountain" () to the more elegant "Fort Wenshan" (, from ). The greater Wenshan area () is roughly the area of ,

Taihoku Prefecture Taihoku Prefecture (台北州; ''Taihoku-shū'') was an administrative division of Taiwan created in 1920, during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Keelung, New Taipei City, Taipei and Yilan County. Its government office, ...

from the

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. It included modern Wenshan district as well as Xindian, Shenkeng, Shiding, Pinglin, and Wulai.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

in 1945, the

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divided the region into three areas, which are

Jingmei Jingmei () is a neighborhood in Taipei City. Formerly an administrative district, in 1990 it merged with Muzha District become western parts of new created Wenshan District. Jingmei is located south of downtown Taipei with adjacency with Xindian ...

, Muzha and Shenkeng on 1 March 1950. On 1 July 1968, Jingmei and Muzha

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were reassigned to

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from

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

and later combined to become Wenshan District on 12 March 1990.

Culture

Notable attractions in this district include the

Zhinan Temple Zhinan Temple (; also called , Xiāngōng Miào; also unofficially anglicized as "Chihnan" or "Jhihnan") is a Taoist temple on the slopes of Houshan (猴山, "Monkey Mountain") in Muzha, a suburb of Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in 1882. The t ...

(),

Taipei Zoo The Taipei Zoo, sometimes referred to as the "Muzha Zoo", is a public zoo, zoological garden in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation biology, conservation, research and ...

Maokong Maokong () is an area located in Wenshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. The area used to be the biggest tea growing area of Taipei. There are many intertwining footpaths which have been used to transport tea. Now, it is a popular place for tea culture ...

, Jingmei Night Market, Xianji Rock () and

Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park () is a park in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The park houses the first photovoltaic power station in Taipei and the first one to be built at a former landfill site. History The park used to be a la ...

. The

Examination Yuan The Examination Yuan is the civil service commission branch, in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants, of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a president, a vice president, and seven to nine members, all ...

and the

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

are also Daan is better served by the

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...

, The Wenshan Line,

Maokong Gondola The Maokong Gondola () is a gondola lift transportation system in Taipei, Taiwan. Opened on 4 July 2007, the Maokong Gondola operates between Taipei Zoo and Maokong. The line has four passenger stations. The facilities of the gondola were contra ...

and

Xindian Line The Hsintien line () was a Taiwanese railroad branch line, located in Taipei City and New Taipei City operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA). It connected the city of Taipei with Xindian District in New Taipei. History The Hsintien ...

in this district. ten stations of which are located in the city: Xinhai, Wanfang Hospital, Wanfang Community, Muzha,

, Taipei Zoo South, Zhinan Temple Station,

, Wanlong and

Although Wenshan is in Taipei city, it seems rather remote at first sight; surrounded by mountains, many people find it is a good place to escape downtown Taipei. On weekends, many people drive to Maokong to enjoy one of the area's numerous teahouses and to breathe the fresh air. The mountains in Wenshan are ideal for people to exercise on the hiking trails. The Taipei Zoo, which houses two pandas on loan from China, is often jammed by adults and children alike, especially during summer vacation. After the construction of the MRT, it became easier to travel to Wenshan from other districts. Wenshan District also contains the city mayor's residence.

Government institutions

Coast Guard Administration The Coast Guard Administration of the Ocean Affairs Council (CGA; ), also known as the Taiwan Coast Guard or R.O.C. Coast Guard, is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of Chin ...

Education

Taiwan Police College Taiwan Police College (TPC; ) is a police academy located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The academy is in charge for the education of basic police officers of Taiwan. The institution functions at the level of a junior college, and is res ...

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Infrastructures

Muzha Refuse Incineration Plant The Muzha Refuse Incineration Plant () is an incinerator in Muzha, Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The construction of the plant started on 1 July 1989 and completed in January 1994. It began its commercial operation on 28 March 1995 ...

Transportation

The district is served by the following stations of the Taipei Metro: *

Taipei Zoo station The Taipei Metro Taipei Zoo Station is a terminus on Wenhu line, Maokong Gondola Line, and the planned Circular Line of the Taipei Metro. It is located in the Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This three-level, elevated stat ...

Muzha metro station Muzha station (formerly transliterated as Mucha Station until 2003) is a station on Wenhu line of the Taipei Metro, located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This two-level, elevated station has two side platforms and a singl ...

Wanfang Community metro station Wanfang Community station is a station on Brown Line of the Taipei Metro, located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview The two-level, elevated station has two side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platfo ...

Wanfang Hospital metro station Wanfang Hospital station is a station on the Brown Line of the Taipei Metro, located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview The two-level, elevated station is connected to Wanfang Hospital. It has two side platforms and a single ...

Xinhai metro station The Taipei Metro Xinhai station (formerly transliterated as Hsinhai Station until 2003) is a station on the Brown Line located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This two-level, elevated station has two side platform A ...

Jingmei metro station The Taipei Metro Jingmei station (formerly transliterated as Chingmei Station until 2003) is located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is on the Songshan–Xindian line. Station overview This two-level, underground station, has an island p ...

Wanlong metro station The Taipei Metro Wanlong station (formerly transliterated as Wanlung Station until 2003) is a station on the Songshan–Xindian line located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was a former station of the now-defunct Xindian Line of the Taiwan ...

Additionally, the following may also be reached from Wenshan District: *

Formosa Freeway National Freeway 3 (), also known as Formosa Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan. It is the second north–south freeway in Taiwan, beginning in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the provincial highway 2 (Jijin Road) and ending in Linbian, Ping ...

, Nat'l Hwy no.3 ** Muzha Interchange at 20 km * Taipei connection line ** (3) ** (5) * Tai 9 line ( Beixin Road), County Road 106 (Muzha Road) *

Xinyi Expressway Xinyi is an atonal pinyin romanization of various Mandarin Chinese words. It may refer to: Clothing * Xinyi (clothing) (), a form of undershirt worn during the Han era Mainland China *Xinyi, Jiangsu (), a county-level city in Xuzhou, Jiangsu ** X ...

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