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Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Main Station is located in the district. It is home to most of the national government buildings of Taiwan.




Overview


The district is named after former President of Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek. This district has many cultural and educational sites including the Taipei Botanical Garden, the National Taiwan Museum, the National Museum of History, the National Central Library, National Theater and Concert Hall and the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. 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-era city of Taipeh lies within this district.
High School and college students frequent the area immediately south of the Taipei Main Station. 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
Insect Science Museum
Mayor's Residence Art Salon
Museum of Drinking Water
Museum of Medical Humanities
Nanhai Academy
National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
National Central Library
National Museum of History
National Taiwan Museum
National Theater and Concert Hall
Republic of China Armed Forces Museum
Republic of China Presidential Museum
Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
Wellspring Theater




Government institutions


Presidential Office Building
Executive Yuan
Legislative Yuan
Judicial Yuan
Control Yuan
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Ministry of Justice
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Supreme Court of the Republic of China
Taiwan High Court
Youth Development Administration
Central Weather Bureau
National Immigration Agency
National Police Agency
National Development Council
Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development
Bureau of Foreign Trade
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
Centers for Disease Control
Consumer Protection Committee
Political Warfare Bureau
Forestry Bureau
Agriculture and Food Agency
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
Taiwan Railways Administration




Historic sites



Taipei City Walls
Zhongshan Hall
Taipei Post Office Building
Taiwan Education Association Building
228 Peace Memorial Park
Taipei Guest House
National Taiwan Museum
Monopoly Bureau Building
Bank of Taiwan Building
Treasure Hill
Qidong Street Japanese Houses (Taipei Qin Hall)
Remains of Taipei prison walls
Shandao Temple
Taiwan Provincial City God Temple
Taipei Cultural Mosque
Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Cafe Astoria
Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall
Li Kwoh-ting's Residence
Sun Yun-suan Memorial Museum
Thome Courtyard




Educational institutions






= Universities and colleges

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University of Taipei
National Taiwan University School of Law and School of Medicine
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Peimen Campus
Soochow University Downtown Campus (Soochow University School of Law)
Chinese Culture University Bo'ai Campus
Chung Hua University Taipei Campus
National Taipei College of Business




= Primary and secondary schools

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High schools:

Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
Cheng Kung Senior High School
Taipei First Girls' High School
Morrison Academy
Elementary schools:

Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of the University of Taipei (ESUT; 臺北市立大學附設實驗國民小學)




= Other educational institutions

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Taipei Ricci Institute
Taipei Language Institute
Mandarin Daily News
Taipei Language Institute




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 Taiwan High Speed Rail. The Red Line, Blue Line, Orange Line, Green Line of the Taipei Metro and the Airport MRT connect the district, eleven stations are located in the district: Zhongxiao Xinsheng, Shandao Temple, Taipei Main Station, Ximen, Xiaonanmen, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dongmen, Guting, Taipower Building and Gongguan.




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 center of the SARS outbreak in Taiwan.




Economy


Chunghwa Telecom, and A.mart (Far Eastern Ai Mai) have their headquarters in the district. Pxmart previously had its headquarters in the district.




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 and Syntrend Creative Park.




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See also



Taipei




References






External links



Zhongzheng District travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official website (in Chinese)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Zhongzheng District
• Zhongzheng District, Keelung
• Chungcheng
• Yonghe District
• Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
• Daan District, Taipei
• Keelung
• Tamsui–Xinyi line
• Zhengbin Fishing Port
• Central business district