Social:Chungcheng

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Chungcheng (Chinese: 中正) is a common name for places, roads, schools or organizations in Chinese-speaking areas, predominantly in Taiwan. The majority of these places and things are named after Chiang Chung-cheng, the preferred given name of Chiang Kai-shek.

Origin

The majority of these places and institutions are named after Chiang Kai-shek per Republican Chinese precedent (ex: Chungshan for Sun Yat-sen).

Standard romanizations in Mandarin

Usage

Administrative divisions

  • Zhongzheng District (中正區), Taipei
  • Zhongzheng District (中正區), Keelung
  • Taoyuan Zhongzheng Arts and Cultural Business District (桃園中正藝文特區), Taoyuan
  • There are numerous "Zhongzheng Villages" (中正里) in Taiwan.

Roads

  • Many cities in Taiwan have one or more major streets called "Zhongzheng Road" or "Zhongzheng Street".
  • Many cities in mainland China previously had one or more major streets called "Zhongzheng Road":
    • Zhongzheng Road was a major east–west artery road of Shanghai, now renamed Yan'an Road.

Schools

  • National Chung Cheng University (國立中正大學) is a university in Taiwan
  • Chung-Cheng Armed Forces Preparatory School (中正預校) is a military cadet school in Taiwan
  • Chung Cheng High School (中正中學) is a high school in Singapore
  • There are numerous such elementary schools, and junior and senior high schools in Taiwan (中正國小, 中正國中 and 中正高中 respectively):
    • Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior High School in Taipei

Parks

  • There are numerous Zhongzheng Parks in Taiwan:
    • Zhongzheng Park in Keelung
    • Zhongzheng Park in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County
  • There were previously such parks in many cities in mainland China

Aviation

  • Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was formerly known as (officially) "Chiang Kai-shek International Airport" or (directly translated) "Chung-cheng International Airport".
  • Chung Cheng Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Taoyuan International Airport

Ships

Awards

  • Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng
  • The Chung-cheng Sword was awarded by Chiang Kai-shek to graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy

See also

  • Romanization of Chinese in the Republic of China
  • Chung Shan (disambiguation)