Machangding

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Machangding ({{zh|t={{linktext|馬場|町}}|p=Măchăng dīng|w=Ma³-ch'ang³ ting¹|l=riding grounds district}}), established during Japanese rule in Taipei, 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, south shore, near the Xindian Creek and Youth Park (青年公園, originally a training ground).{{Cite book |last=吳易蓁 |first=吳易蓁 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/868005024 |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}} Since it is also close to 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 (ca. 1947–1987), the waterfront area became an execution ground.{{Cite book |last1=Gardner |first1=Dinah |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1147796589 |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}} People executed in the area include Chen Yi.{{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 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38190845 |journal=Taiwan Literature, English Translation Series: Taiwan Wen Xue Ying Yi Cong Kan |issue=25 |issn=1097-5845 |oclc=38190845}} It is now designated the Machangding Memorial Park. In the past, {{ill|Taihoku Railroad Corporation|zh|台北鐵道株式會社}} Xindian Line had a {{nihongo|Babachō Station|馬場町乘降場}}, but after World War II was renamed to {{ill|Hoping Station|zh|和平車站 (台北市)}}.