Jhongli, also spelled Chungli (中壢市; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnglì; Wade-Giles: Chung-li), is a city in Taoyuan County of Taiwan (ROC). It became a city before Taoyuan City. Historically, the city is the stage of the Chungli Incident (中壢事件 ) of 1977, the most significant event of the democratization movements of Taiwan prior to the 1980s. Ethnically, it is considered a kind of capital city for the Hakka people who live in great numbers here and in surrounding areas. In recent years a large number of foreign workers (mainly from the Philippines and Thailand) have also settled in and around the city, making it a center for foreign laborers. Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Taoyuan County (桃園縣, pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn, WG: Tao-yüan Hsien) is a county of Taiwan Province, Republic of China, located in the northwestern part of the island, next to Taipei County. ... ROC, Roc, roc, R.O.C or R.o. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Henan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian in China. ...

• Area: 76.52 km²
• Population: 346,144 people (2004)

Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Transportation

Jhongli is served by both National Highway No. 1 and Provincial Highway No. 66 The Jhongli TRA Train Stationprovides fast connections to other Taiwanese cities. In addition, the national e-go highway buses are also inexpensive and convenient. National Highway No. ... Provincial Highway No. ...

Accommodations

Hotels for all budgets are available near the train station.

Education

Public Universities

National Central University National Central University (國立中央大學) is a university located in Taiwan. ...

Private Universities

• Chung Yuan Christian University
• Yuan Ze University
• Ching Yun University

With a vision for the future, CYCU has established a unique competitive advantage by adhering to its educational philosophy and mission; “Knowledge Economy,” “Care and Guidance,” and “Lifetime Learning” are the University’s development objectives, while holistic education and biotechnology research are the focus. ... Yuan Ze University (元智大學) is a university located in Taiwan. ...

Public High Schools

• National Chungli High School
• National Neili Senior High School

External links

• Jungli City Website in English.
• Taoyuan County Government's Cultural Affairs Bureau in English.

Coordinates: 24°57′N 121°13′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...