Zhongshan Road (Chinese: 中山路; also called 6th Blvd.), named after Sun Yat-sen, is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan connecting the Zhongzheng District in the south with the Datong, Shilin Districts and the Beitou District in the north. The road was built in Japanese rule period. It was called Chokushi kaidō (Chokushi Avenue), which was the road leading to Taiwan Grand Shrine. Zhongshan is notable as the commuting route of former ROC president Chiang Kai-shek between the Presidential Building and his Shilin District residence. Throughout the route, it is divided into express and local lanes, with landscaped medians in between. Notable landmarks located along Zhongshan Roads includes:
National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
Former Kuomintang Headquarters
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei Main Station
Executive Yuan
Judicial Yuan
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Grand Hotel
Shilin Night Market
Shilin Presidential Grounds (Chiang Kai-shek's former residence)
Tianmu