Chungcheng

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Alternatively romanized ("Tongyong Pinyin") street sign

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

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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

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

## Usage

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### Administrative divisions

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

### Aviation

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* 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

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

### Awards

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

## See also

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

## References

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