Chung Cheng is renowned for our Chung Cheng Lake (中正湖). The size of Chung Cheng Lake has been reduced by about two-thirds since 1950 due to several school expansion programmes. From the 1950s till present, Chung Cheng Lake has reduced from 14000m square to the current size of 4666.7m square (estimated). Chung Cheng had to shrink it as there was a large increase in the number of pupils and hence they needed more space for classroom buildings which is currently called 琢璞楼.
The Chung Cheng Lake has many turtles and fishes. With this lake, it makes it feel that Chung Cheng has a conducive environment to study in. Rumors said that the lake actually came about when the Japanese dropped a bomb and created a crater.
竹林楼 (Zhulin Block) |
竹林楼 (Zhulin Building),the oldest buildings among the 7 buildings in Chung Cheng. This building is where the General Office and Grand Auditorium is located. The Grand Auditorium was officially declared opened by the Prime Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew on 21st July 1968. The Grand Auditorium had a seating capacity close to 2000 and was the largest in Southeast Asia at that time. There was a ground breaking ceremony by Mr Goh Tjioe Kok in 1965. 竹林楼 is named Zhulin Building because bamboo denotes impeccable character of integrity and resilience. This Building was also named after the first formal principal of Chung Cheng High School (Main), Dr Zhuang Zhu Lin
Besides 竹林楼,There are 6 other buildings each named:
琢璞楼,格物楼,浩然楼,弘道楼,挐云楼,日新楼。
琢璞楼 (Zhuopu Building), also known as the New Block was completed in 1999 with 16 classroom built on the reclaimed land of the Chung Cheng Lake. This building is currently used for the Lower Secondary. The word 琢璞 describes the polishing of uncut gems into the finest jade, akin to nuturing each child's talents and potential.
弘道楼 (Hongdao Building), Hongdao Building is also completed in 1997, with 32 classrooms, together with Haoran Building. Both Haoran and Hongdao Building is linked together. Hongdao building is where the Upper Secondary Class rooms are located. The word 弘道 represents the propagation of wisdom and moral values.
格物楼 (Gewu Building), is the Design and Technology Block, this is where the Staff Room, Home economics room, calligraphy room, art room, E-cube and many more. Gewu means deriving wisdom and knowledge through relentless pursuit of truth and the study of nature.
挐云楼 (Nayu Building), is the Indoor Sports Hall. It was built in 2010. It has two levels. the First level is where sports CCA such as Basketball is held there. The second level is where sports CCA such as Volleyball is held.
日新楼 (Rixin Building), is also known as the Innosphere. In 2006 Innosphere was built. It has rooms such as the tea appreciation room, Lecture Hall 2, Multi-purpose room 1 and 2 and many more. It serves as a venue for all the aesthetics CCAs. The word "日新" means continuous improvement in the pursuit of excellence.
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