Place names are integral to the relationship between place and political identity. Place names incorporate both symbolic meanings and spatial orders that normalize and legitimize those who dominate the politics of place presentation. The study of place naming has recently undergone a critical change as scholars have gone transcended the traditional focus on etymology and taxonomy by examining the politics of place-naming practices. Taiwan has been ruled by different political regimes, and various ruling elites also adopted Taiwan's place names to shape their symbolic landscape. This article borrows the concepts from the politics of space and critical theories to consider place naming as an illustration of the power of the state over the symbolic landscape by examining all renamed streets in Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan.