# Machangding

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'''Machangding''' ({{zh|t={{linktext|馬場|町}}|p=Măchăng dīng|w=Ma<sup>3</sup>-ch'ang<sup>3</sup> ting<sup>1</sup>|l=riding grounds district}}), established during [Japanese rule](/source/Taiwan_under_Japanese_rule) in [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan). It originally had training grounds and horse riding activities, hence the name.

It was west of {{nihongo||川端町|Kawabata-chō}}, near the region of today's [Wanhua District](/source/Wanhua_District), south shore, near the [Xindian Creek](/source/Xindian_Creek) and Youth Park (青年公園, originally a training ground).<ref>{{Cite book |last=吳易蓁 |first=吳易蓁 |title=自由背包客: 台灣民主景點小旅行 = On the road to freedom: a backpacker's guide to Taiwan's struggle for democracy |date=2013 |publisher=玉山社, Tai bei shi |isbn=978-986-294-066-2 |location= |pages=87 |language=English, Chinese |oclc=868005024}}</ref> Since it is also close to [Songshan Airport](/source/Songshan_Airport) and was used for airport training, it was also known as "Taihoku South Airport" ({{zh|c=臺北南機場|labels=no}}; closed in 1949).

During the [White Terror](/source/White_Terror_(Taiwan)) (ca. 1947–1987), the waterfront area became an [execution](/source/execution) ground.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gardner |first1=Dinah |title=Pocket Taipei: top sights, local experiences |last2=Eaves |first2=Megan |publisher=Lonely Planet Global Limited |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-78868-965-6 |edition=2nd |location=Carlton, Victoria |oclc=1147796589}}</ref> People executed in the area include [Chen Yi](/source/Chen_Yi_(Kuomintang)).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=University of California |first1=Santa Barbara |last2=Forum for the Study of World Literatures in Chinese |last3=US-Taiwan Literature Foundation |date=1996 |title=Taiwan literature, English translation series: 台灣文學英譯叢刊 |journal=Taiwan Literature, English Translation Series: Taiwan Wen Xue Ying Yi Cong Kan |issue=25 |issn=1097-5845 |oclc=38190845}}</ref> It is now designated the [Machangding Memorial Park](/source/Machangding_Memorial_Park). In the past, {{ill|Taihoku Railroad Corporation|zh|台北鐵道株式會社}} [Xindian Line](/source/Xindian_Line_(TRA)) had a {{nihongo|Babachō Station|馬場町乘降場}}, but after [World War II](/source/World_War_II) was renamed to {{ill|Hoping Station|zh|和平車站 (台北市)}}.

==Persons executed here==
*[Chen Baocang](/source/Chen_Baocang)
*[Chen Yi](/source/Chen_Yi_(Kuomintang))
*Huang Wengong (黃溫恭)
*[Nie Xi](/source/Nie_Xi)
*Song Feiru (宋斐如)
*[Wu Shi](/source/Wu_Shi)
*[Zhu Feng](/source/Zhu_Feng)

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