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Zhongli District
Traditional Chinese 中壢
Simplified Chinese 中坜
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnglì Qū
Bopomofo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌ一ˋ ㄑㄩ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jonglih Chiu
Wade–Giles Chung1-li4 Chʻü1
Tongyong Pinyin Jhonglì Cyu
MPS2 Jūnglì Chiū
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Chûng-lak Khî
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ Tiong-le̍k Khu
Tâi-lô Tiong-li̍k Khu

Zhongli District (Chinese: 中壢區; pinyin: Zhōnglì Qū) is a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Zhongli is spelled variously as Jungli, Jongli, Jhongli or Chungli on railway, bus stop and road signs. Historically, the city is the site of the Jungli Incident of 1977, the most significant event of the democratization movement prior to the 1980s. Ethnically, it is considered a kind of capital city for the Hakka Taiwanese, who live in great numbers here and nearby; a lot of the elderly could speak Hakka in addition to Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Recently many foreign workers (mainly from the Philippines and Thailand) have also settled in and around the city because of the heavy industries in the suburbs of the city. It is a center for foreign laborers. The city of Zhongli has 3 large parks and over 70 green reserves in the city for residents of Zhongli to enjoy.

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