Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid growth in recent years with department store and office towers in the redevelopment zone.

The first Han settlers arrived in 1701, led by Liao Chao Kong (廖朝孔) and Chang Da Jing (張達京).

[4] As a result, the Pazeh people were pushed out of the area, and most of them migrated to Puli, Nantou.

It is situated within the Taichung Basin, with the western part of the district on the slopes of the Dadu Plateau.

The Taichung Metro Green Line, running on Wenxin Road, has 3 stations in the district.