The Republic of China Naval Academy is the service academy for the navy of the Republic of China, and is located next to the Zuoying Naval Base, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The academy was originally established as the Chinese Naval Academy at the Gaochang Temple in Shanghai on 16 June 1946. On 1 April 1947, the academy was moved to Qingdao, Shando…The Republic of China Naval Academy is the service academy for the navy of the Republic of China, and is located next to the Zuoying Naval Base, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The academy was originally established as the Chinese Naval Academy at the Gaochang Temple in Shanghai on 16 June 1946. On 1 April 1947, the academy was moved to Qingdao, Shandong. In April 1949, the academy was moved to Hsiamen, Fukien and to its present location in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in September in the same year. In 1994, the academy began to recruit female cadets for the first time.