As the name suggests, originally the village had fertile land with trees and streams derived from the Chinese characters: "wood" (木); "lake" (湖).
For electoral purposes, Muk Wu is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.
Efficient and effective land cultivation was of prime importance and therefore improvements of water pipe systems obviously meant that they no longer had to depend on it.
There have been archeological finds of ancient kilns unearthed in Muk Wu; details of this can be found in the Hong Kong Museum of History.
"To" (杜) clan trace their roots back to East of Chang'an present day Xi'an, Shaanxi in China.
[6] Today, there are only a handful of indigenous villagers living in Muk Wu and visiting relatives of the "To" (杜) clan.
During these public holidays especially Ching Ming and Chung Yeung the bus services are very busy and passengers pack buses to the full.