Over a century under an old banyan tree.
Baoxi Elementary opened in 1915 as a branch of Guandimiao Public School serving the Mazu Temple community, during the Japanese colonial era. It was renamed "Mazu Temple Public School" in 1920, "Mazu Temple National School" in 1941, and took its current name, "Baoxi National Elementary School," in 1968. The campus is locally famous for a century-old banyan tree, cited in newspaper coverage of Taiwan's most memorable schoolyard corners, and in January 2018 the school celebrated its 103rd anniversary with the dedication of a new school building.
保西國小創立於日治時期大正4年（1915年），初為「關帝廟公學校媽祖廟分校」。大正9年（1920年）更名「媽祖廟公學校」，昭和16年（1941年）改稱「媽祖廟國民學校」，民國57年（1968年）確立現今校名「保西國民小學」。校園內百年老榕樹是地方著名地標，曾獲報章報導為台灣校園最難忘的角落之一；民國107年（2018年）1月1日，學校舉辦103週年校慶暨新校舍落成典禮。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌳 A Century-Old Banyan Tree
百年老榕樹
The campus's landmark banyan tree has been cited in newspaper coverage of Taiwan's most memorable schoolyard corners, a living link to the school's 1915 founding.
🏛️ One of Guiren's Oldest Schools
歸仁區資深老校
Founded in 1915 during the Japanese colonial era as a branch school, Baoxi has operated continuously through multiple renamings for over a century.
🏗️ A New Campus for the 103rd Year
103週年新校舍落成
On January 1, 2018, the school marked its 103rd anniversary with the dedication of a new school building, blending its old-village roots with modern facilities.
A living memory of pre-HSR Guiren.
As one of Guiren's oldest schools, Baoxi Elementary's century-plus history and its landmark old banyan tree reflect the district's pre-HSR agricultural village character — a quiet counterpoint to the transit-hub growth transforming much of Guiren since the mid-2000s. See the Tainan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 60, Sec. 3, Zhongzheng N. Rd., Mamiao Village, Guiren District, Tainan City 711, Taiwan
711台南市歸仁區媽廟里中正北路三段60號
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