Chungcheng () is a common name for places, roads, schools or organizations in Chinese-speaking areas, predominantly in Taiwan. The majority of these places and things were named after Chiang Chung-cheng, the preferred given name of Chiang Kai-shek. Most streets, buildings, and schools named "Chungcheng" were renamed during the "de-Chiang-ification" campaign of the early 2000s.

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

Usage Administrative divisions 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 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 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 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 The Zhongzheng Mountain is a peak in the northern part of the Taipei basin.

Aviation 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 is the name of several ships of the Republic of China Navy.

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

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

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