| Wenshan | |
| Official Name: | Wenshan District |
| Other Name: | Wunshan |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Taipei |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| P1: | 43 villages |
| P2: | 997 neighborhoods |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.5090 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 4th of 12 |
| Population Total: | 258279 |
| Population As Of: | January 2023 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 4th of 12 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 116 |
Wenshan District is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the southernmost district of the twelve districts in Taipei. Wenshan previously referred to the region south of the Taipei Basin (including Xindian and Pinglin).
In 1894 (late Qing era), the local gentry changed the name from "Fist Mountain" (Chinese: 拳山) to the more elegant "Fort Wenshan" (Chinese: 文山堡, from Chinese: 文山秀氣). The greater Wenshan area (Chinese: 大文山區) is roughly the area of, Taihoku Prefecture from the Japanese era. It included modern Wenshan district as well as Xindian, Shenkeng, Shiding, Pinglin, and Wulai.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the government divided the region into three areas, which are Jingmei, Muzha and Shenkeng on 1 March 1950. On 1 July 1968, Jingmei and Muzha townships were reassigned to Taipei City from Taipei County and later combined to become Wenshan District on 12 March 1990.[1]
Notable attractions in this district include the Zhinan Temple (Chinese: 指南宮), Taipei Zoo, Maokong, Jingmei Night Market, Xianji Rock (Chinese: 仙跡岩) and Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park. The Examination Yuan and the National Chengchi University are also located in this district.
The Brown Line, Green Line, and Maokong Gondola serve this district. There are 10 transit stations located in Wenshan District: Xinhai, Wanfang Hospital, Wanfang Community, Muzha, and Taipei Zoo on the Brown Line, Wanlong and Jingmei on the Green Line, and Taipei Zoo South, Zhinan Temple Station, and Maokong on the Maokong Gondola.
Wenshan District also contains the city mayor's residence.
The district is served by the following stations of the Taipei Metro:
Additionally, the following may also be reached from Wenshan District: