Official Residence of the President (Republic of China)

The official residence of the president (Chinese: 總統官邸; pinyin: Zǒngtǒng Guāndǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chóng-thóng Koaⁿ-tí) is provided by the government of the Republic of China for the president, while in office, along with his or her family.

Official Residence of the President of the Republic of China
中華民國總統官邸
Outside of ROC President's Official Residence
Alternative namesYonghe Residence
General information
StatusIn use
TypeOfficial residence
LocationBo'ai Special Zone
Town or cityTaipei
Country Taiwan
Current tenantsTsai Ing-wen（ROC President）
OwnerGovernment of the Republic of China

The current official residence is at the intersection of Chongqing South Road Section 2 and Aiguo West Road, Zhongzheng, Taipei, and has been in use since Lee Teng-hui's presidency. Security of the residence is maintained by the Sixth Special Corps of the National Police Agency along with a wall along the perimeter of the complex.

The vice president's official residence is separate from that of the president's. The current official residence is on Renai Road Section 3.

Presidential residences

The name of the presidential official residence is the same as the code name, picked by the president, used by the National Security Bureau for the president's security detail. The name "official residence" (Chinese: 官邸; pinyin: Guāndǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koaⁿ-tí) and "residence" (Chinese: 寓所; pinyin: Yùsuǒ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gū-só͘) were used by different presidents depending on their preference.

OrderDatesLocationResidence namePresidentNotes
1Mar 1, 1950—Apr 5, 197560 Fulin Rd, Shilin, TaipeiShilin Official ResidenceChiang Kai-shek Maintained as a national monument
2Apr 6, 1975—May 20, 19782 Chongqing S Rd Sec 2, Zhongzheng, TaipeiChungking Official ResidenceYen Chia-kan Maintained as a national monument
3May 20, 1978—Jan 13, 1988271 Bei'an Rd, Dazhi, Zhongshan, TaipeiSeven Seas ResidenceChiang Ching-kuo Maintained as a municipal monument of Taipei
4Jan 13, 1988—present Intersection of Chongqing S Rd Sec 2
and Aiguo W Rd,
Zhongzheng, Taipei		 Da'an Official ResidenceLee Teng-hui Current presidential residence
Yushan Official ResidenceChen Shui-bian
Zhongxing ResidenceMa Ying-jeou
Yonghe ResidenceTsai Ing-wen

Code names

The official residence of the president and vice president takes on a different alias depending on the code name assigned by the National Security Bureau. The code name is usually selected depending on the current state of the nation, the transfer of power between political parties, or the incoming president's style of governance and ideals.

President
TermPresidentCode nameMeaning
CharacterMandarinTaiwaneseHakka
1st—5thChiang Kai-shek————Lived in Shilin Official Residence
5thYen Chia-kan重慶ChóngqìngTiōng-khèngChhùng-khin "Double celebration"; also the name of the wartime capital Chungking.
6th, 7thChiang Ching-kuo七海QīhǎiChhit-háiChhit-hói "Seven Seas"; Named after the United States Seventh Fleet that protected Taiwan during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.[1]
7th—9thLee Teng-hui大安Dà'ānTāi-anThai-ôn "Great Peace"; also the location of Lee's previous home in (Daan, Taipei).[1]
10th, 11thChen Shui-bian玉山YùshānGio̍k-sanNgiu̍k-sân "Jade Mountain"; named after the tallest mountain in Taiwan; also to symbolize a new era with the "son of Taiwan" taking office in the first transfer of power between political parties.
12th, 13thMa Ying-jeou中興ZhōngxīngTiong-hengChûng-hîn "Revitalization"; marks the second transfer of power; also a combination of the characters in the addresses of the official residence (Zhongzheng, Taipei) and Ma's private home (Xinglong Road, Wenshan, Taipei).[2][3][4][5]
14th, 15thTsai Ing-wen永和YǒnghéÉng-hôYún-fò "Eternal peace"; marks the third transfer of power; also the previous location of Tsai's household registration in Yonghe, New Taipei.[6]

Vice president
TermVice PresidentCode nameMeaning
CharacterMandarinTaiwaneseHakka
2nd, 3rdChen Cheng————
4th, 5thYen Chia-kan重慶ChóngqìngTiōng-khèngChhùng-khin Same as section above
6thHsieh Tung-min————
7thLee Teng-hui大安Dà'ānTāi-anThai-ôn Same as section above
8thLi Yuan-tsu崇實ChóngshíChông-si̍tChhùng-sṳ̍t
9thLien Chan敦化DūnhuàTun-hòaTûn-fa[1]
10th, 11thAnnette Lu仁愛Rén'àiJîn-àiYìn-oi [7]
12thVincent Siew長安Cháng'ānTiông-anChhòng-ôn [8]
13thWu Den-yih和平HépíngHô-pêngFò-phìn [9]
14thChen Chien-jen平安Píng'ānPêng-anPhìn-ôn "Peace or safety;" derived from "平安喜樂 (Peace and joy)", formerly "聖家 (Holy family)"; changed after his inauguration. Both code names were named after Chen's Catholic faith.[6][10]
15thWilliam Lai萬里WànlǐBān-líVan-lî "Ten thousand li;" named after Lai's birthplace Wanli, New Taipei. [11]

See also

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