Chungcheng () is a common name for places, roads, schools or organizations in Chinese-speaking areas, predominantly in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. The majority of these places and things were named after Chiang Chung-cheng, the preferred given name of Chiang Kai-shek. Most streets, buildings, and schools named "Chungcheng" were renamed during the "de-Chiang-ification" campaign of the early 2000s.

Origin

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

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-senUsually known as Sun Zhongshan () in Chinese; also known by Names of Sun Yat-sen, several other names. (; 12 November 186612 March 1925) was a Chinese physician, revolutionary, statesman, and political philosopher who founded the Republ ...

Standard romanizations in Mandarin

* Wade-Giles: ''Chungcheng'' * MPS II: ''Jungjeng'' *

Tongyong Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin was the official romanization of Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin in Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when a new romanization system for Taiwan was being evaluated for adoption. ...

: ''Jhongjheng'' *

Hanyu Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means ' Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin'' literally ...

: ''Zhongzheng''

Usage

Administrative divisions

Zhongzheng District Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a District (Taiwan), district in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Main Station is located in the district. It is home to most of the national government buildings of Taiwan. Overview The district is n ...

(中正區), Taipei *

(中正區), Keelung *

Taoyuan Zhongzheng Arts and Cultural Business District Taoyuan Zhongzheng Arts and Cultural Business District ( zh, 桃園中正藝文特區) is located on the north side of Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The total area of Taoyuan Zhongzheng Arts and Cultural Business District is . It was de ...

(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 Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, now renamed

Yan'an Road Yan'an Road ( zh, c=延安路, ; Shanghainese: ) is a road in Shanghai, a major east–west thoroughfare through the centre of the city. The modern Yan'an Road is in three sections, reflecting three connected streets which existed pre-1945: Ave ...

Schools

National Chung Cheng University National Chung Cheng University (CCU; ) is a national university in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. CCU is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. History National Chung Cheng University was the first ...

(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 Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

. *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 Zhong-zheng Senior High School (ZZSH or CCSH; ) is a public 3-year high school in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China. History Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior High School, formerly the Taipei County Shih-lin Junior High School, was est ...

in Taipei

Parks

* There are numerous Zhongzheng Parks in Taiwan: **

Zhongzheng Park Zhongzheng Park may refer to: * Zhongzheng Park (Keelung), in Keelung, Taiwan * Zhongzheng Park (Kinmen), in Kinmen, Taiwan * Zhongzheng Park (Daxi), in Daxi District Daxi District (), formerly known as Daxi Township (), is a district ( ...

Keelung Keelung ( ; zh, p=Jīlóng, c=基隆, poj=Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong ( ; ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Ta ...

Jinhu Township Jinhu may refer to: Mainland China *Jinhu County (金湖县), of Huai'an, Jiangsu *Jinhu, Jianhu County (阜余镇), town in Jianhu County, Jiangsu *Jinhu, Gongqingcheng (金湖镇), town in Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Taiwan

*Jinhu, Kinmen ( ...

Kinmen County Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which ...

* There were previously such parks in many cities in mainland China.

Mountains

* The

Zhongzheng Mountain Zhongzheng Mountain (Traditional Chinese: 中正山), originally named Mituo Mountain and also known as Shiba Fen Mountain or Daganlin Mountain, is a peak in the northern part of the Taipei Basin within the Datun Volcano Group in Taiwan. With an ...

is a peak in the northern part of the

Taipei basin The Taipei Basin () is a geographic region in northern Taiwan. It is the largest basin in Taiwan. The basin is bounded by the Yangmingshan to the north, the Linkou Plateau to the west, and the Ridge of Xueshan Range to the southeast. The shape ...

Aviation

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Traditional Chinese: 臺灣桃園國際機場) is the main international airport serving Taiwan, particularly the northern region and Taipei. Located in Dayuan, Taoyuan, approximately west of Taipei, t ...

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

* is the name of several ships of the Republic of China Navy.

Awards

Order of Chiang Chung-Cheng Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * ...

* The Chung-cheng Sword was awarded by Chiang Kai-shek to graduates of the

Whampoa Military Academy The Republic of China Military Academy ( zh, t=中華民國陸軍軍官學校, p=Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào, poj=Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu), also known as the Chinese Military Academy (CMA), is ...

References

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