Wufong

English

Etymology

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 霧峰／雾峰 (Wùfēng), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Wùfong.

Proper noun

Wufong

1. Alternative form of Wufeng
   • 2005, Wu Mi-cha, editor, 台湾史10講 [Ten Short Talks on Taiwan History]‎^[3], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 47‎^[4]:

     Liu, however, ended up ceding considerable economic rights to the gentry; the Lin family of Banciao and the Lin family of Wufong, for example, both received substantial exploitation and camphor rights.

   • 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “Central Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides)‎^[5], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 248:

     Located near the small town of Wufong in the village of Guangfu, roughly 14km south of Taichung train station, the 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan (Tues-Sun 9am-5pm; NT$30; ⓦwww.921emt.edu.tw) is a vivid, if sobering, introduction to the damage and destruction wrought by the massive earthquake of 1999, particularly in this part of the country.

   • 2018 May 25, David Spencer, “Taiwan's Top 10 Museums”, in Taiwan News‎^[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-05-25, Travel & Cuisine‎^[7]:

     The National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung is another of Taiwan’s Museums to make it onto the 2017 index with more than 3 million visitors last year. […] It also manages the 921 Earthquake Education Park in Wufong, the Fonghuanggu Bird & Ecology Park, and the Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park.

   • 2022 January 13, Jason Pan, “Chen Po-wei in hospital after falling off truck”, in Taipei Times‎^[8], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 January 2022, Taiwan News, page 3:

     Former legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) yesterday said he is recuperating in hospital from injuries sustained when he fell off the back of pickup truck during an event in Taichung’s Wufong District (霧峰) thanking those who voted for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator-elect Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) in her election win last week.