- Jhongli City
Jhongli, also spelled Chungli (zh-tshtw|t=中壢市|s=中坜市|hp= Zhōnglì Shì|tp= jhōnglì Shìh|w= Chung-li shih; Taiwanese POJ: Tiong-le̍k-chhī;
Jhuyin Fuhao : ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌ一ˋ ㄕˋ), is a city in Taoyuan County ofTaiwan Province , theRepublic of China . It became a city before Taoyuan City. Historically, the city is the stage of theChung-li incident ( [http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A3%A2%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 中壢事件] ) of 1977, the most significant event of the democratization movements ofTaiwan prior to the1980s . Ethnically, it is considered a kind of capital city for theHakka people who live in great numbers here and in surrounding areas. In recent years a large number of foreign workers (mainly from thePhilippines andThailand ) have also settled in and around the city, making it a center for foreign laborers.Basic information
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Area : 76.52 km²
*Population : 355,707 people (2006)
*Mayor : Ye Pu-liang ( 葉步樑 )Transportation
Jhongli is served by both National Highway No. 1 and Provincial Highway No. 66. The nationally owned e-go highway buses, near the Jhongli Train Station, are an inexpensive means of transport to other cities. In addition, the [http://service.tra.gov.tw/en/CP/11434/Jhongli.aspx Jhongli TRA Train Station] provides fast connections to other Taiwanese cities. As of 2007, Jhongli also has its own
Taiwan High Speed Rail terminal.Education
Universities
*Ching Yun University [http://aps2.cyu.edu.tw/asp_work/encyu01/english/]
*Chung Yuan Christian University
*National Central University
*Wan Neng University [http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%90%AC%E8%83%BD%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8]
*Yuan Ze University Academies and Institutes
*Yuan Kwang Buddhist Academy [http://www.ykbi.edu.tw/]
*Army Academy R.O.C. [http://www.aaroc.edu.tw/] Public High Schools
* [http://www.clhs.tyc.edu.tw/ National Chungli High School]
*National Neili Senior High School
*National Jhongli commercial High School [http://www.clvsc.tyc.edu.tw/]Religious organizations
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Taiwan Lutheran Chung-Li Truth Church ( [http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A3%A2%E7%9C%9F%E7%90%86%E5%A0%82 zh wiki] )External links
* [http://www.junglicity.gov.tw/Jungli/english/english/index.html Jungli City Website en]
* [http://www.tyccc.gov.tw/english_version/index.asp Taoyuan County Government's Cultural Affairs Bureau en]
* [http://www.chunglicity.gov.tw/Jungli/index.asp Jung-li City International Information Website zh] .
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