Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is 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, subdivisions o ...

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

. It is home to most of the national government buildings of the

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, including the Presidential Office, the

Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. ...

, the

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, the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

, the

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and various government ministries.

Overview

The district is named after Generalissimo and the late

President of the Republic of China The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had aut ...

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

. This district has many cultural and educational sites including the

Taipei Botanical Garden The Taipei Botanical Garden () is located in the Nanhai Academy on Nanhai Road in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The Botanical Garden covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes over 1,500 plant species. History The Taipei Botanica ...

, the

National Taiwan Museum The National Taiwan Museum (NTM; ), established in 1908, is the oldest museum in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was founded by the colonial government during Taiwan's period of Japanese rule. The museum is located in Zhongzheng District, T ...

, the

National Museum of History The National Museum of History (NMH; ) is located in the Nanhai Academy in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. After the Republic of China government moved to Taiwan, the National Museum of History was the first museum to be established in Taiwa ...

, the

National Central Library The National Central Library (NCL; ) is the national library of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), which is located at No. 20, Zhongshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10001, Taiwan. It will soon have a subsidiary called Southe ...

National Theater and Concert Hall The National Theater () and National Concert Hall () are twin performing arts venues at Liberty Square in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Completed in 1987, the landmarks stand on the south and north sides of the square with Chiang Kai-s ...

and the

Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute The Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI; ), formerly Taiwan Film Institute (TFI; ), is a foundation in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan, that aims to preserve Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese films. At its establishment in 1979, the foun ...

. Other museums include the

Chunghwa Postal Museum The Postal Museum () is a museum located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum encompasses seven floors and covers postal history, modern postal service, philately, and special exhibitions. History The museum opened at a location i ...

, the Taipei City Traffic Museum for Children, and the Taipei Museum of Drinking Water. Much of the

Qing The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

-era city of

Taipeh Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

lies within this district. High School and college students frequent the area immediately south of the

Taipei Main Station Taipei Main Station () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, the Taiwan Railways Administration, and the Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal sta ...

. This area has a high concentration of bookstores, cram schools, learning centers, private tutoring centers and test-prep centers.

History

The district was formed in 1990 after the merging of Chengzhong District (城中區) and Guting District (古亭區).

Cultural institutions and museums

* Evergreen Maritime Museum *

Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre The Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre () is located in Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was constructed in 1906 to serve as a police station during Japanese rule. In 2002, a small theatre was opened and has hosted more than 8,000 guest ...

Insect Science Museum The Insect Science Museum () is a museum of insects in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at Cheng Kung Senior High School and it is one of the largest insect science museums in Asia. History The museum was constructed ...

* Mayor's Residence Art Salon *

Museum of Drinking Water The Museum of Drinking Water () is a museum about drinking water in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at Taipei Water Park. History The museum building was originally built in 1908. It was declared a third-class histori ...

Museum of Medical Humanities The Museum of Medical Humanities () of National Taiwan University (NTU) is a museum about medical humanities at the NTU College of Medicine campus in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The museum was opened on 21 February 1998. Exhib ...

Nanhai Academy The Nanhai Academy () is a collection of cultural and educational facilities located on Nanhai Road in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. History After the Republic of China Government relocated to Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War, ...

National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall () is a national monument, landmark and tourist attraction erected in memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Taipei. The monument, surround ...

Republic of China Armed Forces Museum The Republic of China Armed Forces Museum (AFM; ) is a museum located on Guiyang Street in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was opened on October 31, 1961, under the administration of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defen ...

* Republic of China Presidential Museum *

Wellspring Theater The Wellspring Theater () is a theater in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The Shui Yuan Building () was once the unit of the Republic of China Armed Forces handling Conscription, compulsory military service. In 2009, the building ...

Government institutions

Presidential Office Building Presidential Office Building may refer to: * Presidential Office Building (Kyiv) *Presidential Office Building (Republic of China) * Presidential Office Building, Tirana *Presidential Palace (Nanjing) The Presidential Palace () in Nanjing, Jiangs ...

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: *Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) *Ministry of Culture (Argentina) *Minister for the Arts (Australia) *Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of ...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

* Ministry of Economic Affairs *

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance. Lists of current ministries of finance Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Finance and Ec ...

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

* Ministry of Transportation and Communications *

Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Just ...

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (CBC), known in English from 1924 to 2007 as the Central Bank of China, is the central bank of the Republic of China, once founded in Mainland China and since relocated to Taiwan. Its legal an ...

Supreme Court of the Republic of China The Supreme Court of the Republic of China () is the court of last resort in the Republic of China (Taiwan), except matters regarding interpretation of the Constitution and unifying the interpretation of laws and orders which are decided by the ...

* Taiwan High Court *

Youth Development Administration The Youth Development Administration (YDA; ;Bopomofo :ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄨˇ) is a branch of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) with a responsibility for youth affairs. History It was established on 28 J ...

Central Weather Bureau The Central Weather Bureau (CWB; ) is the government meteorological research and forecasting institution of the Republic of China (Taiwan). In addition to meteorology, the Central Weather Bureau also makes astronomical observations, reports on s ...

National Immigration Agency The National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NIA; ) is the statutory agency under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which is responsible for immigration, entry and exit security, border services and r ...

National Police Agency National Police may refer to the national police forces of several countries: *Afghanistan: Afghan National Police *Haiti: Haitian National Police *Colombia: National Police of Colombia *Cuba: Cuban National Police *East Timor: National Police of E ...

* National Development Council *

Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development The Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development (BAMID; ) is the bureau of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China responsible for supervising and promoting film, broadcasting, television and popular music sectors of Taiwan. ...

* Bureau of Foreign Trade *

Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs responsible for standardization, metrology and product inspection in Taiwan. Branch offices * Keelung Branch * Hsinc ...

Centers for Disease Control The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgi ...

Consumer Protection Committee The Consumer Protection Committee (CPC; ) is the agency of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (ROC) which is responsible for consultation, discussion, and review of important consumer protection policies, laws and regulations, mechanisms, and enforcemen ...

Political Warfare Bureau The Political Warfare Bureau (GPWB; ) is the affiliated authority of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that is responsible for all the political warfare affairs of the Republic of China Armed Forces. Hi ...

Forestry Bureau The Forestry Bureau () is an agency of the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC). History The Forestry Bureau was originally established in 1945 as the Office of Forestry Administration. In June 1947, the office was disbanded and the Forestry ...

Agriculture and Food Agency The Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA; ) is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) handling affairs related to agriculture in Taiwan. Organizational structure Operational divisions *Planning Division *Crop Production Di ...

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI; ) a research institute under the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) dealing with forest. History Empire of Japan TRFI was originally established as a nursery on 6 January 1896 during the Ja ...

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 ...

Historic sites

* Taipei City Walls *

Zhongshan Hall Zhongshan Hall () is a historical building which originally functioned as the Taipei (Taihoku) City Public Auditorium (public hall). It is located at 98 Yanping South Road in the Ximending neighborhood of Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. In ...

* Taipei Post Office Building * Taiwan Education Association Building *

228 Peace Memorial Park 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

Taipei Guest House The Taipei Guest House () is the historical building located at 1 Ketagalan Boulevard, Bo'ai Special Zone, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by the Government of the Republic of China and used as a state guest house for receivi ...

Monopoly Bureau The Monopoly Bureau Building is a Renaissance-style red brick building located in Nan Chang Street, Taipei City, Taiwan. It is in the Zhongzheng District, near Aiguo West Road, Park Road and Nanchang intersection ring, and Taipei's city south ...

Building *

Bank of Taiwan The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, , see below) is a commercial bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by the government of Taiwan. History The Bank of Taiwan was established as Taiwan's central bank in 1899, during Japanese rule. ...

Building *

Treasure Hill Treasure Hill () is a community in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally an illegal settlement, it was founded by the Kuomintang military veterans at the end of the 1940s and served originally as an anti-aircraft position. After cooperating with non-g ...

Qidong Street Japanese Houses Qidong Street Japanese Houses () is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. During the Qing Dynasty, Qidong Street was a major lane for transporting rice from the Taipei basin to harbours along the river. Prior to the construction o ...

(

Taipei Qin Hall The Taipei Qin Hall () is a former residence in Qidong Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The building was established by Chinese Guqin Association and constructed around 1920 until 1940 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Th ...

) *

Remains of Taipei prison walls The Remains of Taipei Prison Wall () are located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan at the end of Aiguo East Road and Jinshan South Road adjacent to the Southern Taipei operations center for Chunghwa Telecom. Approximately 100 meters of wal ...

Shandao Temple The Shandao Temple () is a temple in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Taipei. History Shandao Temple was built in Japanese rule period. It was called Jōdo-shū Taihoku Betsu-in (淨土宗臺北別院), ...

* Taiwan Provincial City God Temple *

Taipei Cultural Mosque The Taipei Cultural Mosque () is a mosque in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The mosque is the third one to be built in Taiwan and it is owned by the Chinese Muslim Youth League. It also houses the Taiwan Halal Integrity Development Associ ...

Huashan 1914 Creative Park The Huashan 1914 Creative Park () is a multi-purpose park in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. History Empire of Japan What is now Huashan 1914 Creative Park opened in 1914 as Taihoku Winery during Japanese rule. It was privately owned w ...

Cafe Astoria The Cafe Astoria () is the first Western-style bakery in Taiwan. It is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan, on Wuchang Street across from the City God Temple. History In October 1949, 18-year-old Archibald Chien became business ...

Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall The Guest House of Imperial Envoys Museum () is the former site of the Qing dynasty government yamen that ruled Taiwan. The building is located at Taipei Botanical Garden in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. The building is the only office of the Qi ...

* Li Kwoh-ting's Residence * Sun Yun-suan Memorial Museum *

Thome Courtyard The Thome Courtyard () is an art center in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The art center used to be one of the student dormitory of National Taiwan University and residence of philosopher Thome H. Fang (). The building was then re ...

Educational institutions

Universities and colleges

University of Taipei University of Taipei (UT; ) is an institution of higher education in Taipei, Taiwan. It has two campuses in Taipei metropolitan area and is the only university under the administration of Taipei City Government. Established by the merger of Ta ...

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

School of Law and School of Medicine *

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU; ) is a public research university in Taiwan. It was created in 2021 through the merger of National Yang-Ming University and National Chiao Tung University. At present, there are 19 colleges, 74 un ...

Peimen Campus * Soochow University Downtown Campus (

Soochow University School of Law Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

) *

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 ...

Bo'ai Campus * Chung Hua University Taipei Campus * National Taipei College of Business

Primary and secondary schools

High schools: *

Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (, CKHS; formerly Chien Kuo from the Wade-Giles transliteration) is a public high school for boys located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during the early years of J ...

* Cheng Kung Senior High School *

Taipei First Girls' High School Taipei First Girls High School (TFG; ; colloquially or ), is a Taiwanese all-girls senior high school, located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. Accepting only the top scorers in the national Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior Hig ...

Morrison Academy Morrison Academy () is an international Christian school founded 1952 in Taichung, Taiwan. It primarily caters to the children of missionaries. Beyond the original Taichung location it also maintains a campus in Taipei and Morrison Academy Kaoh ...

Elementary schools: *Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of the

(ESUT; )

Other educational institutions

Taipei Ricci Institute Taipei Ricci Institute (TRI) in Taipei, Taiwan, is one of four Ricci Institutes. History Heir to the spirit of Matteo Ricci’s methods of evangelization in China in the 17th century, the Taipei Ricci Institute was established in 1966 by Father ...

* Taipei Language Institute *

Mandarin Daily News The ''Mandarin Daily News'' (; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gwoyeu Ryhbaw; Zhuyin ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ ㄖˋ ㄅㄠˋ) is a traditional Chinese children's newspaper published daily in Taiwan. The main text of the articles is accompanied by Zhuyin ...

* Taipei Language Institute

Transportation

Zhongzheng District has the best transportation links of any district in Taipei. It contains

, a major bus and rail hub. Taipei Main Station is a major stop on the

Taiwan Railway 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 ...

's Western Line, and the

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

. The Red Line, Blue Line, Orange Line, Green Line of the

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...

and the Airport MRT connect the district, eleven stations are located in the district: Zhongxiao Xinsheng,

Ximen Ximen () is a Chinese compound surname. Ximen literally means "west gate", the origination story says that there was a noble family in Zheng or Qi state live near the west gate, so the descents took Ximen (west gate) as their family name. As co ...

, Xiaonanmen,

National Taiwan University Hospital The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH; ) is a medical facility located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It started operations under Japanese rule in Daitōtei (today's Dadaocheng) on 18 June 1895, and moved to its present ...

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall () is a national monument, landmark and tourist attraction erected in memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China. It is located in Taipei. The monument, surr ...

, Dongmen, Guting, Taipower Building and Gongguan.

Hospitals

Two notable hospitals are in this district. One is the

. The other is the Taipei Municipal Heping (Hoping) Hospital, which was quarantined for being the center of the

SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), the first identified strain of the SARS coronavirus species, ''sever ...

outbreak in Taiwan.

Economy

Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. () (, ) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country. History Chunghwa Telecom was founded as ...

, and A.mart (Far Eastern Ai Mai) have their

headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

in the district.愛買簡介
" Far Eastern Geant. July 10, 2004. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "100北市延平南路110號5樓" Pxmart previously had its headquarters in the district.關於全聯
." Pxmart. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "聯絡地址台北市忠孝東路一段86號2樓"

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. Shopping malls in the district are

Guang Hua Digital Plaza The Guang Hua Digital Plaza () is a six-story, indoor technological and electronics market located in Taipei, Taiwan. It is located at the intersection of the Zhongzheng and Daan Districts. History Guang Hua Market was established by the Taip ...

and Syntrend Creative Park.

Gallery

Image:Zhongzheng District Taipei east side.jpg, The Liberty Square is located in Zhongzheng District . Image:Presidential Building and Judicial Yuan Building 20050702.jpg, The Presidential Office (center) and the Judicial Yuan (upper left). Image:228 Memorial Park Taipei.jpg, The 228 Memorial Park. Image:Ketagalan Boulevard and Kuomintang Central Committee 20060521.jpg, A view of

Ketagalan Boulevard Ketagalan Boulevard () is an arterial road in Zhongzheng District in Taipei, Taiwan, between the Presidential Office Building and the . It is long and has a total of ten lanes in each direction with no median. History The former name of this ...

from the Presidential Building towards the East Gate.

References

External links

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Overview

History

Cultural institutions and museums

Government institutions

Historic sites

Educational institutions

Universities and colleges

Primary and secondary schools

Other educational institutions

Transportation

Hospitals

Economy

Markets

Gallery

See also

References

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