Zhongzheng District

Zhongzheng District
	Zhongzheng District
Chinese :	中正區
	; The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
	Old name: Chengzhong (城中)
Region	Western Taipei
Director	(孫清泉)
Area; ■ Total	Ranked 11th of 12; 7.6071 km²
Population; ■ Total; ■ Density	Ranked 10th of 12; 158,650; 20,856/km²
Villages (里; li)	31
Neighborhoods (鄰; lin)	584
ROC zip code	100
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For the district with the same name in Keelung, see Zhongzheng District, Keelung.

Zhongzheng District (Chinese: 中正區; pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Qū; Wade–Giles: Chung-cheng Chü; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-chèng-khu) is the home of most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. This includes the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, and various government ministries. This district of Taipei City is named after Generalissimo and the late President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek.

[edit] Culture

The district has many cultural and educational sites including the Taipei Botanical Garden, the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the National Museum of History, the Taiwan Museum, the National Central Library, National Theater and Concert Hall, the 228 Memorial Park and the Chinese Taipei Film Archive. Other museums include the Chunghwa Postal Museum, the Taipei City Traffic Museum for Children, and the Taipei Museum of Drinking Water. Much of the Qing Dynasty era Taipei City lies within this district.

The 228 Memorial Park, formerly known as the New Park, has been a major gathering place for gay men in Taipei city for a long time. Writer Pai Hsien-yung wrote stories that took place in the park. The first Taiwan Pride, the annual gay pride parade, started from the 228 Memorial Park.

High School and college students frequent the area immediately south of the Taipei Train Station in the Zhongzheng District. This area has a high concentration of bookstores, cram schools, learning centers, private tutoring centers and test-prep centers.

[edit] Cultural Institutions and Museums

National Concert Hall

[edit] Republic of China Government Institutions

Presidential Office Building from Ketagalan Boulevard

Chinese pavilion at the Nanhai Academy

[edit] Historic Sites

Taipei Guest House

[edit] Educational Institutions

[edit] Universities and Colleges

Soochow University Downtown Campus

Taipei Municipal University of Education
National Taiwan University School of Law and School of Medicine
National Chiao Tung University Taipei Campus
Soochow University Downtown Campus
Chinese Culture University BoAi Special District Campus
Chung Hua University Taipei Campus
National Taipei College of Business

[edit] High Schools

Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School

[edit] Other Educational Institutions

[edit] Transportation

Zhongzheng District has the best transportation links of any district in Taipei. It contains Taipei Main Station, a major bus and rail hub. Taipei Main Station is a major stop on the Taiwan Railway Administration's Western Line, and the northern terminus of the Taiwan High Speed Rail. It is also the interchange between the Taipei Metro's Red Line and Blue Line. Aside from the Red and Blue lines, Zhongzheng District is serviced by the Green Line, Orange Line and Xiaonanmen Line.

[edit] Hospitals

Two notable hospitals are in this district. One is the National Taiwan University Hospital. The other is the Taipei Municipal Heping (Hoping) Hospital, which was quarantined for being the epicenter of the SARS outbreak in Taiwan.

[edit] Economy

Chunghwa Telecom has its headquarters in the district.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Markets

Several bazaars and traditional markets are scattered throughout the district. This includes streets and alleys associated either as a camera and photography bazaar, clothing bazaar, and traditional produce markets such as the Dongmen Market and the Nanmen Market. The Gongguan Night Market caters to the students of the National Taiwan University. There is

[edit] Gallery

The Shin Kong Life Tower
High rises in Zhongzheng
The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is located in Zhongzheng District .
The Presidential Office (center) and the Judicial Yuan (upper left).
The 228 Memorial Park.
A view of Ketagalan Boulevard from the Presidential Building towards the East Gate.