Chungcheng



Chungcheng 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

 * Wade-Giles: Chungcheng
 * MPS II: Jungjeng
 * Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjheng
 * Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongzheng

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.

Mountains

 * The Zhongzheng Mountain is a peak in the northern part of the Taipei basin.

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

 * ROCS Chung Cheng is the name of several ships of the Republic of China Navy.

Awards

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