A retrocession-era name, a music-education legacy.
Chongqing Junior High School was founded in 1974 under its first principal, Ma Zong-yun. The school offers a dedicated music-class program (音樂班) and an attached kindergarten, building a distinctive arts-education identity within Banqiao District. Note: the school's name is romanized “Chongqing,” not “Zhongqing.”
重慶國中創立於民國63年（1974年），首任校長為馬宗芸。學校設有音樂班及附設幼兒園，在板橋區發展出獨特的音樂教育特色。（註：校名羅馬拼音為「Chongqing」，而非「Zhongqing」。）
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎶 A Dedicated Music-Class Program
音樂班
Chongqing Junior High runs a dedicated music-class program (音樂班), giving students a specialized track in musical training.
🧒 An Attached Kindergarten
附設幼兒園
The school operates an attached kindergarten alongside its junior high program.
👤 Founding Principal Ma Zong-yun
首任校長馬宗芸
The school was established in 1974 under its first principal, Ma Zong-yun.
🗺️ Named for a Wartime Capital
以重慶命名
The school takes its name from Chongqing, mainland China's wartime capital, part of a 1970s wave of school naming that invoked mainland place names.
A name tied to retrocession-era identity.
Named “重慶” (Chongqing) after mainland China's wartime capital, the school's name is part of a wave of 1970s-era school naming that invoked mainland place names as part of the ROC's retrocession-era national identity. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 221, Guoqing Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市板橋區國慶路221號
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