Zhongshan District () is an administrative district of

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Economy

In the 1970s, the district was recognized as the center of the city's tourist industry, with large hotels and international restaurants. The interest from tourists allowed the district to develop as a center of international business. In recent decades, the district's economy and its population have both contracted, due in part to the decentralisation of industrial and manufacturing activities. Parts of Taipei's "financial core" (that once centred on the Zhongshan District) have been moved to other districts.''Globalizing Taipei: The Political Economy Of Spatial Development''
by R. Yin-wang Kwok (

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, 2005) Between 1991 and 1996, the district lost 2,600 jobs while the rest of Taipei experienced increased jobs growth (120,000 jobs in the same period). Between 1991 and 1999, the district's population decreased by more than 21,000, accounting for 27.6% of Taipei's total population decrease during that period. According to some economists, the decrease in population and jobs allowed an informal

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to thrive in the district leading to an increased crime rate.

Tatung Company Tatung Company () is a multinational corporation established in 1918 and headquartered in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan. Established in 1918 and headquartered in Taipei, Tatung Company holds 3 business groups, which includes 8 business units: Indus ...

PXmart PX Mart is a supermarket chain in Taiwan. As of October 2021, PX Mart operates 1,056 stores across the island, making it the largest supermarket chain in Taiwan and the second largest retailer by revenue behind 7-Eleven. The corporate headquarte ...

, and Uni Air have their headquarters in the district. The Taiwanese subsidiary of

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, AMI Taiwan (), is headquartered in Zhongshan District.

Recreation

The district features many recreational areas which include

Rongxing Garden Park Rongxing Garden Park () (also called Rongxing Garden or Rongxing Park) is an urban park in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The park was built as a private garden by Koo family in 1968. After the expropriation was completed in 1990, ...

, Xinsheng Park,

Yingfeng Riverside Park The Yingfeng Riverside Park () is a park along the Keelung River in Zhongshan District and Songshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. History The park was completed in 2002. Geography The park covers an area of 60 hectares. Facilities The park ...

Meiti Riverside Park The Meiti Riverside Park () is a waterfront park along the Keelung River in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Geography The park spans over an area of 45.62 hectares which includes 4,608 m2 area of cosmos plants. It houses the Meiti Pier for ...

, Zhongshan Fine Arts Park, Dajia Riverside Park and Taipei Municipal Children's Recreation Area. Historical buildings and museums include

Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum The Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum () is a museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The building was originally built by the Lin Family who migrated to Taiwan in the 18th century. By 1978, the building, originally located ...

, Miniatures Museum of Taiwan, Museum of Jade Art, Suho Memorial Paper Museum and

Taipei Film House The Embassy of the United States, Taipei () is a former United States diplomatic mission in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building currently houses the Taipei Film House () as a movie theater. History Empire of Japan At the end of the 1 ...

. The ''

National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine The National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine () is a Martyrs Shrine in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, dedicated to the war dead of the Republic of China. Built on Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River in Taipei's Zhongsha ...

'' is located in the district, dedicated to those who died trying to turn China into a republic.''Taipei Sights: A Travel Guide to the Main Attractions in Taipei, Taiwan''
(MobileReference, 2011) The district also has a Fine Arts Museum and the

. Another major tourist attraction is the

Xingtian Temple Hsing-tian Temple (; also Xingtian Temple, Xingtian Gong or Hsing Tian Kong) is a popular temple in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. This temple is devoted to Lord Guan, the Patron Deity of businessmen, military personnel and policeman. Thi ...

(), which is dedicated to

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, the Martial God of Loyalty and Righteousness. Nearby the Yuanshan Metro Station is the

Zhongshan Soccer Stadium Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, or Taipei Soccer Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was established in 1923 as during the Japanese period. The soccer stadium was opened in 1989 ...

, which was built on land that used to be the headquarters of the US military presence on Taiwan when the US still had diplomatic ties with the

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. Not surprisingly, Zhongshan has a large pub and bar district and the

Zhongshan Metro Mall The Zhongshan Metro Shopping Mall () is an extensive underground shopping mall in Zhongshan District and Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located at Changan West Rd., No. 52-1. The mall stretches from Taipei Main Station in the south to ...

Linji Huguo Chan Temple Linji Huguo Chan Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. History In 1900, then Japanese Governor of Taiwan Kodama Gentaro (兒玉源太郎), who himself was affiliated with the same sect, requested monks ...

() was commenced in 1900 and completed in 1911; it is one of the very few Japanese-style Buddhist Temples that were well-preserved in Taiwan.

Other places

The northernmost part of Zhongshan District is known as . The former ROC President

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lived here at the

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. In this region, there is also the

Dominican International School Dominican International School (), formerly Dominican School, is a private Catholic international school, located in Dazhi, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The Sisters of the Congregation of the Religious Missionaries of St. Dominic own ...

, which is a private

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serving kindergarten to high school. Taipei's equivalent to "Little Manila" lies in the Zhongshan District in the region near St. Christopher's (Catholic) Church. Every Sunday, many Filipino

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s and laborers attend mass at the church and relax around the surrounding Filipino grocery stores and eateries. The Zhongshan District is also home to a number of wedding photo shops particularly along the 2nd and 3rd sections of Zhongshan North Road. Access to this district by transit is very convenient with 6

Taipei Metro Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...

stations (2 on the Wenshan Line and 4 on the

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). Also a number of new stations are under construction as part of Phase 2 of the

expansion plan. Like the rest of Taipei City, Zhongshan District is serviced by an extensive public bus system that supplements the Taipei Metro. Also, numerous private bus companies operate buses into this district to other parts of Taiwan such as

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and

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Institutions

* Bureau of Energy *

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* Republic of China Air Force General Headquarters *

Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER, ) is an incorporated non-profit research institute in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History Established on 1 September 1976, it was the first independent academic research institute in Taiwan. ...

Taipei Broadcasting Station Taipei Broadcasting Station or Radio Taipei (TBS; ) is a state-owned radio station in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has been in operation since 7 July 1961 under the direction of the Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Governm ...

Education

* Taipei Municipal Datong High School *

Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School (, abbreviation as ZSGH or CSGHS) is a public girl's high school located in the Zhongshan District, Taipei, Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. The school enrols female students from grade 10 to 12. ...

National Taipei University National Taipei University (NTPU; ), founded in 1949, is a national university in Taiwan. Before 2000, the university was named the College of Law and Business, National Chung Hsing University (). The university's main campus is in Sanxia Distr ...

(Taipei Campus) *

Shih Chien University Shih Chien University (USC; ) is a private university in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has two campuses: one in Dazhi, Zhongshan District, Taipei and the other in Neimen District, Kaohsiung. History It was established in 1958 by Hsieh Tun ...

(Taipei Campus) * Taipei Municipal Dazhi Senior High School

Transportation

On a historical note, Zhongshan North Road, which crosses the district, was often used by Chiang Kai-shek to get to his home in Shilin. All traffic was stopped when this occurred, as everybody had to salute the leader.

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during

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often lined the street, as this road was used by numerous political and military leaders, some of whom stayed at the

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in Yuanshan.

Zhongshan Road Zhongshan, Chungshan, or Jhongshan () is a common name of Chinese roads, usually in honor of Sun Yat-sen, better known in Chinese as "Sun Chungshan (Zhongshan)", who is considered by many to be the "Father of Modern China". In Chinese cities, "Zh ...

, along with

Zhongxiao Road Zhongxiao Road (, sometimes spelled Chunghsiao Road) is a major arterial road that is part of Provincial Highway 5 in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Zhongzheng District in the west with the Daan, Songshan, Xinyi, and Nangang districts in t ...

(which runs west to east), denote the compass directions of roads in Taipei City. For instance, when Zhongshan South Rd intersects with Zhongxiao Road, it becomes Zhongshan North Road. Similarly, When Zhongxiao West Road intersects with Zhongshan Road, it becomes Zhongxiao East Road. This methodology can be applied for most roads in Taipei City. Zhongshan District is served by the following stations of the

: *

Zhongshan Junior High School metro station Zhongshan Junior High School Station (formerly transliterated as Chungshan Junior High School Station until 2003) is a station on Wenhu line of the Taipei Metro, located on the border between the Zhongshan and Songshan districts in Taipei, Taiwa ...

Dazhi metro station The Taipei Metro Dazhi station is located in the Zhongshan District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station of Brown Line. Station overview This two-level, underground station features an island platform, three exits, and a platform elevator loca ...

Jiannan Road metro station The Taipei Metro Jiannan Road station is located in the Zhongshan District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Wenhu line and a future transfer station to the Circular line as part of the second phase. Station overview This three-level, el ...

Shuanglian metro station Shuanglian (, formerly transliterate as Shuanglien Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station of the and a planned transfer station with the . Station overview The station is located unde ...

Yuanshan metro station Yuanshan () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the . There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line. Station overview The two-level, elevated station structure with on ...

Xingtian Temple metro station Xingtian Temple () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. The station opened on 3 November 2010. This station is named after the Xingtian Temple, but other places near the station such as the Xingtian Temple Market and S ...

Zhongshan Elementary School metro station The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Elementary School station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for service on 3 November 2010. This station was named after the Zhongshan Elementary School, but it ...

Zhongshan metro station Zhongshan (, formerly transliterated as Chungshan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and s. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongs ...

Minquan West Road metro station Minquan West Road (, formerly transliterated as Minchuan West Road Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between and . Station overview The station is a three-level, undergro ...

Songjiang Nanjing metro station Songjiang Nanjing () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the and . The station opened on 3 November 2010 for traffic on the , and services opened on 15 November 2014. Station overview ...

Nanjing Fuxing metro station Nanjing Fuxing () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. Formerly Nanking East Road (from 1996 until 2003) and Nanjing East Road (from 2003 until 2014), it was renamed on 15 November 2014 to avoid confusion since the G ...

References

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