万华

萬華
Wànhuá
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wanhua, the oldest district of Taipei

Examples

HSK 5
Wànhuá shì Táiběi zuì lǎo de chéngqū.
Wanhua is the oldest part of Taipei.
HSK 7-9
Hěnduō yóukè dào Wànhuá cānguān Lóngshān Sì.
Many visitors go to Wanhua to see Longshan Temple.

Tips

history
The district is 万华区. The older name of the area, 艋舺, comes from a Ketagalan word for a canoe; under Japanese rule it was rewritten with characters read Manka in Japanese, which gave today's 万华.
culture
龙山寺 (Longshan Temple), founded in 1738, is one of the best-known temples in Taiwan, and busy night markets surround it.

Stroke Order

万 wàn
华 huá