A view of Ketagalan Boulevard from the Presidential Building towards the East Gate (foreground): The prominent landmarks seen are the NTU Hospital (left), Taipei 101 (background), KMT Headquarters (right), and ROC Foreign Ministry (far right). The route was lined with flags of the ROC and Kiribati during a state visit by President Anote Tong.

A view of Ketagalan Boulevard from the Gongyuan Road intersection towards the Presidential Building.

Ketagalan Boulevard (Traditional Chinese: 凱達格蘭大道) is located in Zhongzheng District in Taipei, Taiwan, between the Presidential Building and the East Gate (東門). The length is 400 m. There are ten lanes for two-way traffic, and no traffic islands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 84 KB) Summary Taken by User:Jiang in Taipei City, Republic of China on 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 84 KB) Summary Taken by User:Jiang in Taipei City, Republic of China on 2006. ... The National Taiwan University Hospital consists of several high rise buildings in the center of this picture and several low level buildings at the bottom right of the picture. ... Taipei 101 (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: TáibÄ›i YÄ«língyÄ«; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei I-ling-i) is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3) [1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China, now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in... National flag. ... Anote Tong (in Chinese, 湯安諾; pinyin: Tāng Ä€nnuò — his family name is of Chinese origin but it is now considered as Gilbertese by Kiribati people) (born 1952) is the president of Kiribati. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 630 KB) Presidential Building at Taiwan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 630 KB) Presidential Building at Taiwan. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Alternative meaning: Chiang Chung-cheng Zhongzheng District (中正區, Wade-Giles: Chung-cheng, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjheng) is the home of the most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. ... For other uses, see Taipei (disambiguation). ... The Presidential Building was formerly the Office of the Japanese Governor-General. ...

History

The former name of this street is Chieh-shou Road (Traditional Chinese: 介壽路; Wade-Giles: Chieh-shou lu, Pinyin: Jièshòu Lù), Chieh-shou (介壽) meaning "Long live Chiang Kai-shek". On 21 March 1996, when Chen Shui-bian was the mayor of Taipei, Chieh-shou Road was renamed Ketagalan Boulevard and the surrounding square was renamed Ketagalan Square in honor of the Ketagalan Taiwanese aborigines originally living in the Taipei area. However, Ketagalan Boulevard has been given other levels of political meaning and has even become the protesting holy land of opposing political parties. Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was the Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ... Ketagalan are a Taiwanese aboriginal tribe originating in what is now the Taipei Basin. ... Total population 2006: 458,000 (CIP 2006) 2004: 454,600 (CIP 2004) Homelands in Taiwan Mountainous terrain running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island Narrow eastern plains Orchid Island (Lán YÇ”) Languages 14 living Formosan languages. ...

Back when there was stern atomsphere in front of the Presidential Building, pedestrians had to pass by with their heads lowered. Motorcycles and bicycles were banned from Chieh-shou Road and a section of Chongqing South Road right in front of the Presidential Building. When Chieh-shou Road was renamed Ketagalan Boulevard, the traffic signs banning motorcycles and bicycles on Ketagalan Boulevard and Chongqing South Road were also removed,^[1] reminiscent of "lifting martial law" (解嚴). When renaming the road, it was also announced that there was no disrespect to Chiang Kai-shek. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. ... “Velo” redirects here. ... Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Chungching, also Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ... Unused traffic signs in Austria Most countries post signage, known as traffic signs or road signs, at the side of roads to impart information to road users. ...

Ketagalan Boulevard and the area surrounding the Presidential Building and East Gate is a popular location for mass political rallies. For example, after the 2004 presidential election, supporters of the Pan-Blue Coalition not satisfied with the result of the election occupied Ketagalan Boulevard, protesting and parading for an entire week. Elections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004. ... The Pan-Blue Coalition (Traditional Chinese: 泛藍聯盟; Simplified Chinese: 泛蓝联盟; Hanyu Pinyin: ), or Pan-Blue Force (Traditional Chinese: 泛藍軍; Simplified Chinese: 泛蓝军; Hanyu Pinyin: ), is a political coalition in Taiwan, consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), the People First Party (PFP), and the smaller New Party (CNP). ...

In the wake of the renaming of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to "National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall" by the DPP administration, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin proposed to rename the section of Ketagalan Boulevard between the Presidential Building and Gongyuan Street "Anti-Corruption Democracy Square" (反貪腐民主廣場) after the 2006 protests. The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall The view of the memorial hall from the Concert Hall. ... Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) (born on August 22, 1952 in Taiwan with ancestral roots in Jiangsu, Mainland China), is a politician in the Republic of China and is the current Mayor of Taipei. ...

Landmarks

Ketagalan Boulevard is only 400 meters long. Along the road are three buildings, two parks and two parking lots. Among them are:

• 1 Ketagalan Boulevard
  • Taipei Guest House (台北賓館)
• 2 Ketagalan Boulevard
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (中華民國外交部)
• 3 Ketagalan Boulevard
  • 2-28 Peace Memorial Park (二二八和平紀念公園)

Taipei Guest House (臺北賓館) is a historic baroque-style building on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (中華民國外交部) is a cabinet level policy making body governed under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. ... Seen from Taipei New Park (1931). ...

Reference

1. ^ Newsletter of President A-Bian, 21 February 2002, in Chinese