Chungcheng

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.

Alternatively romanized ("Tongyong Pinyin") street sign

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

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.

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.

References