Muzha Market opens at five in the morning, tucked between Jingmei Hill and the Jingmei River
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Muzha Market opens at 5 am, with the ground floor selling fresh produce and groceries, and the second floor given over to meat, poultry and seafood. The market opened in 1983, and around it the neighborhood also takes in Muzha Elementary School, Mingdao Elementary School, and the Wenshan District Administration Center, which houses the district office. Jingmei Hill lies to the north and the Jingmei River runs along the south, with homes sitting on the flat land in between.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 22nd out of Taipei's 73 neighborhoods, and 38th for healthcare access — the first in the upper third, the second mid-table, so everyday shopping and seeing a doctor are not much of a hassle. Muzha Park sits on Xinglong Road Section 4, right next to the new Xinglong Public Housing development.
There's no MRT station within the neighborhood itself, which is why it only ranks 69th out of 73 for public transport. The nearest station, Wanfang Community, is still more than 300 metres beyond the neighborhood's edge, and Muzha Station is also outside the boundary. To the north, the side of Muzha Village that backs onto Jingmei Hill is on the slope.
According to the Taipei County Gazetteer, the name Muzha comes from the wooden palisades early settlers put up here during the area's initial cultivation. Muzha Jiying Temple on Baoyi Road is dedicated principally to Baoyi Zunwang; it was built by the Zhang family in 1894 and renovated in 1978. In 1950 the area split off from Shenkeng to form Muzha Township, which was then merged into Taipei City in 1968. The sloped land that is now Muzha Park was still a public cemetery as late as 1969, and wasn't turned into a park until 1980. In 1990, Muzha merged with Jingmei to form Wenshan District.
The southern section of the Circular Line will add a Y2A station at the junction of Muxin Road Section 1 and Muzha Road Section 3, right within the neighborhood. The line then continues west via Xiuming Road Section 1, with a Y03 station placed at the neighborhood's southwestern edge on Muzha Road Section 2. According to the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems' August 2026 update, the projected completion year is 2031, and the actual opening will only be announced once the preliminary and final inspections have been passed.
Compared with the 73 Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the 2026 school-year village/neighborhood catchment table, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size; "Shared catchment" means families there can choose between two or more schools), high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores.
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