Zhongshan, Taipei

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Chungshan and Chung-shan redirect here. See Zhongshan (disambiguation) for other meanings.

**Zhongshan District**
**中山區**
Zhongshan District seal DaZhi Bridge night view, shot from DaJia Riverside Park.
Old name: none'
Region	Central Taipei
Director	Zhan Xun-ming
Area	Ranked 6 of 12
- Total	13.6821 km²
Population	Ranked 7 of 12
- Total - Density	218,397 15,962/km²
Villages(里,Li):	42
Neighborhoods(鄰,Lin):	864

Xingtian Temple

The Zhongshan District (中山區 Wade-Giles: Chung-shan, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongshan) of Taipei City has many recreational areas which include Rongxing Garden, Xinsheng Park, Zhongshan Fine Arts Park, the Dajia Riverside Park, and the Taipei Municipal Children's Recreation Area. There is also a Martyr's Shrine dedicated to those who died trying to turn China into a republic and a Fine Arts Museum. Another major tourist attraction is the Xingtian (Singtian) Temple, which is dedicated to Guan Gong, the God of War. Nearby the Yuanshan Metro Station is the Yuanshan Soccer Stadium, 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 Republic of China. Not surprisingly, Zhongshan has a large pub and bar district.

The northern-most part of Zhongshan District is known as Dazhi. The former ROC President Chiang Ching-kuo lived here. In this region, there is also the Dominican International School, which is a private English-language Catholic school 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 domestic workers and laborers hang around the church and 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 Rapid Transit System stations (2 on the Muzha Line and 4 on the Danshui Line). Also a number of new stations are under construction as part of Phase 2 of the Taipei Rapid Transit System expansion plan. Like the rest of Taipei City, Zhongshan District is serviced by an extensive public bus system that supplements the Taipei MRT. Also, numerous private bus companies operate buses into this district to other parts of Taiwan such as Taoyuan County and Kaohsiung.

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. Military police during martial law often lined the street as this road was used by numerous political and military leaders, some of which stayed at the Grand Hotel in Yuanshan.

Zhongshan Road, along with Zhongxiao Road (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.

The Tatung Company has an office and technical university in this district.

The district is named after Sun Yat-sen.