Zhongli District () is a
district
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in
Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...
,
Taiwan
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. Zhongli is spelled variously as ''Jungli'', ''Jongli'', ''Jhongli'' or ''Chungli'' on railway stations, bus stops and road signs. Historically, the city is the site of the
Zhongli Incident of 1977, the most significant event of the democratization movement prior to the 1980s. Ethnically, it is considered a capital city for
Hakka Taiwanese, who live in great numbers here and in surrounding areas; many elderly persons can speak
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
in addition to
Mandarin and
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...
. In recent years many foreign workers (mainly from the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
and
Thailand
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) have also settled in and around the city due to the
heavy industry in the suburbs of the city, making it a center for foreign laborers. The district of Zhongli has three large parks and over 70 green reserves.
Zhongli District is the busiest district in Southern Taoyuan (南桃園), as well as the location of the
Taoyuan HSR station.
History
Qing dynasty
In the 19th century, the area was home to
Plains aborigines. During the
Qing dynasty
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, immigrants from
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
and
Guangdong
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provinces arrived along with
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
.
The original name of the area was ''Kan-a-lek'' () due to its location between
Tamsui and
Hsinchu.
During
Japanese rule, the town was administered as , Chūreki District,
Shinchiku Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese era. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County.
Population
1941 ( Showa 16) census
*Total population: 838,011
**Jap ...
.
Republic of China
After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Zhongli was reorganized as ''Zhongli Town''. In October 1950, it was placed under
Taoyuan County. On 1 July 1967, Zhongli was promoted to a
county-administered city and became ''Zhongli City''. On 25 December 2014, as Taoyuan County was upgraded to a
special municipality named
Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...
, Zhongli became a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
of the municipality.
Demographics
Zhongli's population was estimated at 397,083 in January 2017, including 8,417
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese peo ...
.
[ Zhongli is subdivided into 85 villages, with the eight biggest but least populated villages on the western side of the district (39 square kilometers but with 35,000 people), while the eastern side is occupied by industrial factories and the heart of the metropolitan area. This reflects the imbalance of development of western and eastern Zhongli.
]
Administrative divisions
The district comprises 88 villages: Chenggong (成功), Deyi (德義), Duxing (篤行), Fude (福德), Fuhua (復華), Fuxing (復興), Guangming (光明), Guoling (過嶺), Heping (和平), Houliao (後寮), Huaai (華愛), Huaxun (華勛), Jianxing (健行), Jinhua (金華), Jiuming (舊明), Linsen (林森), Longan (龍安), Longchang (龍昌), Longci (龍慈), Longde (龍德), Longgang (龍岡), Longping (龍平), Longdong (龍東), Longxing (龍興), Mingde (明德), Neicuo (內厝), Neiding (內定), Neili (內壢), Puqiang (普強), Puqing (普慶), Puren (普仁), Puyi (普義), Puzhong (普忠), Qiaxi (洽溪), Qingpu (青埔), Qingxi (青溪), Renai (仁愛), Rende (仁德), Renfu (仁福), Renhe (仁和), Renmei (仁美), Renxiang (仁祥), Renyi (仁義), Sanmin (三民), Shandong (山東), Shitou (石頭), Shuiwei (水尾), Dongxing (東興), Wenhua (文化), Wufu (五福), Wuquan (五權), Xingfu (幸福), Xingfu (興福), Xingguo (興國), Xinghe (興和), Xinghua (興華), Xingnan (興南), Xingping (興平), Xingren (興仁), Xinjie (新街), Xinming (新明), Xinxing (新興), Xinyi (信義), Yongfu (永福), Yongguang (永光), Yongxing (永興), Yuemei (月眉), Zhengyi (正義), Zhenxing (振興), Zhiba (芝芭), Zhishan (至善), Zhongfu (中福), Zhongjian (中堅), Zhongjian (中建), Zhongli (中壢), Zhongrong (中榮), Zhongshan (中山), Zhongxiao (忠孝), Zhongxing (中興), Zhongyang (中央), Zhongyi (忠義), Zhongyuan (中原), Zhongzheng (中正), Zhuangjing (莊敬), Ziqiang (自強), Zili (自立), Zixin (自信) and Zizhi (自治).
Economy
Department Store and Shops
Zhongli TRA Station is surrounded by shops on the street, and Zhongli also has a SOGO-branched department store. Zhongli Night Market opens daily, usually from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. In addition, there are two shopping districts: Ta-tung (大同商圈) and Jung-ping (中平商圈), both within half an hour's walk from the Zhongli train station.
Industry
The Zhongli–Neili Industrial Park was established in December 1976. This is a combined multipurpose industrial park, controlled by Taiwan's Economic Bureau, with a total area of 433 sq. yards. There are currently 480 companies that have built either factories or offices here, belonging to electronic, metal, chemical, mechanical, food, textile and plastic manufacturers.
Education
Library
* Zhongli District Library, four floors of books, allowed to be borrowed for a month
* Neili Library
* Longgang Library
Universities
* National Central University
* Chung Yuan Christian University
Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU; ) is a private university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The university was established as Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering in 1955 by a group of Taiwanese and United State ...
* Yuan Ze University
Yuan Ze University (YZU; ) is a private university located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1989, YZU campus is in Zhongli District, Taoyuan; Taipei; and Bade District, Taoyuan.
Yuan Ze has five colleges, Engineering (accredited by IEET), ...
* Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology
Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology (UCH; ) is a university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. UCH is also known as Chien Hsin Tech ().
Present situation
UCH is noted for teaching and research in the science and engineerin ...
* Vanung University
Vanung University (VNU; ) is a private university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Vanung University offers a wide range of academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, engineering ...
* Nanya Institute of Technology
* Sheng-te Christian College
Academies and institutes
* Yuan Kwang Buddhist Academy
Yuan may refer to:
Currency
* Yuan (currency), the basic unit of currency in historic and contemporary mainland China and Taiwan
**Renminbi, the current currency used in mainland China, whose basic unit is yuan
** New Taiwan dollar, the current c ...
* Army Academy R.O.C.
The Army Academy R.O.C. (AAROC; ) is a military academy located in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
History
The AAROC was initially established as the ROC Army First Non-Commissioned Officers School in 1957 by President Chiang Kai-shek. I ...
Public high schools
*
* National Neili Senior High School
* National Zhongli Commercial High School
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
Religious organizations
Taoist and folk religion Temples
Ren Hai Temple
*San Jiao Zi Yun Temple
*Ci Hui Temple
CI or Ci may refer to:
Business terminology
* Customer intelligence, a discipline in marketing
* Competitive intelligence
* Corporate identity
* Continual improvement
* Confidential information
Businesses and organisations Academia and educatio ...
Buddhist Temples
* Yuan Hua Yuan
* Yong Ping Temple
Yuan Kuang Ch'an Monastery
Christian Churches
*Taiwan Lutheran Zhongli Truth Church
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northea ...
*Taiwan Presbyterian Church Chungli Church
*Zhongli Church of Christ
*Zhongli Christian Bible Church[Zhongli Christian Bible Church, Taiwan http://www.aizhu.com/zcbc]
*Zhongli Catholic Sacred Heart Church
Mosque
*Longgang Mosque
The Longgang Mosque or Lungkang Mosque () is a mosque in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is the fifth mosque to be built in Taiwan. As of September 2008, the Imam was Abdullah Liu ().
History
In 1953, the United Nations General ...
Tourist attractions
* Action Museum
The Action Museum () is a museum in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The museum is owned by Action Electronics Co., Ltd.
History
The museum exhibits electronic component progress and development used in Taiwan industries over the past 30 ...
* HeySong Beverage Museum
The HeySong Beverage Museum () is a museum in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The museum is owned by HeySong Corporation.
History
The museum was originally opened in 1996 as HeySong Museum. Over the years, the museum underwent renovatio ...
* Matsu New Village
* Laojie River
* Shengchi Pavilion
* Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum
* Taoyuan Public Library Longgang Branch
* Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium
The Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium (), originally known as Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium () until Rakuten acquired the naming rights in 2022, is a multi-use stadium located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The stadium opened in 2010 and has a c ...
* Zhongli Arts Hall
* Zhongli Night Market
* Zhongping Commercial District
* Zhongping Road Story House
* X PARK
X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''"ex"'' (pronounced ), ...
Transportation
Railway
Zhongli is centered around the Zhongli railway station
Zhongli () is a railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. It is the third-busiest station in Taiwan's rail network. It is also a planned terminus for Taoyuan Airport MRT of the Taoyuan Metro, scheduled for ...
, the third-busiest railway station in Taiwan. In addition, there is also the Neili railway station
Neili () is a railway station in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has two island platforms and one side platform. As part of the Taoyuan Elevated Railway Project, an additional island plat ...
and the under-construction Chungyuan railway station. The Taoyuan HSR station on the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a 15-minute drive from central Zhongli. There are free shuttle buses from central Zhongli to the THSR station every 15–20 minutes. The Taoyuan Airport MRT has been open to the public since 2017. An extension of this MRT line from Huanbei Station (A21) to the TRA station is still under construction as of October 2022. Laojie River Station (A22) is expected to open in July 2023, while Zhongli Railway Station (A23) is expected to open in 2028. In addition, the Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...
Zhongli Station provides conventional train connections to other Taiwanese cities.
Mass rapid transit
*A18 Taoyuan HSR station
*A19 Taoyuan Sports Park metro station
Taoyuan Sports Park () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017.
Overview
This elevated station has two side platforms with two tracks. Only Commuter tra ...
*A20 Xingnan metro station
Xingnan () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017.
Overview
This elevated station has two side platforms with two tracks. Only Commuter trains stop at t ...
*A21 Huanbei metro station
Huanbei () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017 and currently serves as the western terminus of the line.
Overview
This underground station has one i ...
*''A22 Laojie River metro station
Laojie River () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The station is scheduled to open for commercial service in July 2023.
Overview
This underground station will have one island platform with ...
'' (2023)
*''A23 Zhongli railway station
Zhongli () is a railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. It is the third-busiest station in Taiwan's rail network. It is also a planned terminus for Taoyuan Airport MRT of the Taoyuan Metro, scheduled for ...
'' (2028)
Taiwan Railways
*Neili railway station
Neili () is a railway station in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has two island platforms and one side platform. As part of the Taoyuan Elevated Railway Project, an additional island plat ...
*'' Chungyuan railway station'' (2030)
*Zhongli railway station
Zhongli () is a railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. It is the third-busiest station in Taiwan's rail network. It is also a planned terminus for Taoyuan Airport MRT of the Taoyuan Metro, scheduled for ...
Taiwan High Speed Rail
* Taoyuan HSR station
Roads
Zhongli is served by both National Highway No. 1 and Provincial Highway No. 66. The nationally owned E-Go freeway buses, near the Zhongli Station, are an inexpensive way of transport to other cities.
Sister Cities
* Gumi, Republic of Korea
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(since 1989)
* Enfield, Connecticut
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, United States
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Notable natives
* Angela Chang, singer and actress
* Candy Chen
Candy Chen (; born 3 January 1993) is a dancer, actress, host, singer, rapper and a model. She is featured on the Taiwanese variety shows: Blackie's Teenage Club and Blackie Lollipop. Candy was a member of the Taiwanese girl group Hey Girl from ...
, dancer, actress, host, singer and model
* Maggie Chiang, singer and songwriter
* Hu Chen-pu
Hu Chen-pu (; born 14 August 1948) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general officer. He was the 1st Commander of the Republic of China Army, 11th Minister of the Veterans Affairs Commission (VAC) of the Executive Yuan and 1st Commander of ...
, Commandant of the ROC Army (2006–2007)
* Elva Hsiao
Elva Hsiao (, born 24 August 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, dancer, actress and businesswoman. Since being signed to a record deal in 1998 after competing in a singing competition, Hsiao has gone on to release fourteen studio albums and has achie ...
, singer and actress
* Hsu Hsin-liang, Chairperson
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of Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majorit ...
(1996–1998)
* Huang Pei-jia
Huang Pei-jia () is a Taiwanese actress.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
*
1988 births
21st-century Taiwanese actresses
Living people
Taiwanese film actresses
Tai ...
, actress
* Wu Po-hsiung, Chairman of Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Ta ...
(2007–2009)
* Shih Szu, actress
* John Wu, Magistrate of Taoyuan County (2009–2014)
* Aska Yang, singer
See also
* Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...
References
External links
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*
Taoyuan County Government's Cultural Affairs Bureau
Zhongli Industrial Park Service Center
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