Muzha District

Muzha (Chinese: 木柵; pinyin: Mùzhà; Wade-Giles: Mu⁴-cha⁴; Taiwanese: Ba̍k-sa) was a district in Taipei City. The historical spelling of the area is Mucha. In 1990, it merged with Jingmei to form the Wenshan District.

During the Japanese occupation, Muzha belonged to Neihu (內湖) of Shenkeng Village (深坑莊, currently Shenkeng Township of Taipei County). To defend against Aborigine attacks, the civilians built wooden fences in the region, hence the name Muzha (lit. "wood fence").

Later, after World War II, it, as well as Jingmei, became districts of Taipei City.

Landmarks

• Taipei Zoo
• National Chengchi University (國立政治大學)
• Shih Hsin University (世新大學)
• Jingmei Girls' Senior High School(景美女中), located in Muzha instead of Jingmei
• Maokong (貓空): Main area for Wenshan Paochung tea(or Baozhong tea, 文山包種茶) production in Taipei City.
• Zhinan Temple (指南宮)
• Beautistyle Inc.

External links

• http://www.taiwan123.com.tw/local/name03-1.htm