Rebuilt after disaster, rooted in tradition.
Zhongyuan Elementary School was established around 1955 and has marked a 70th-anniversary celebration in recent years. Like many schools across Nantou County, its campus was rebuilt with the assistance of the Tzu Chi Foundation following the devastating 1999 921 earthquake. Today the school maintains traditional dragon-dance and drum-troupe performance programs, keeping folk performing arts alive for a new generation of students.
中原國小創校於民國44年（1955年）左右，近年舉辦了創校七十週年慶祝活動。與南投縣許多學校一樣，校舍在1999年921大地震後於慈濟基金會的協助下重建。如今學校持續維持舞龍與鼓陣等傳統表演藝術課程，讓民俗技藝在新一代學生中傳承下去。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🐉 Traditional Dragon-Dance Program
舞龍傳統技藝
Zhongyuan maintains active dragon-dance and drum-troupe performance programs, giving students hands-on experience with traditional Taiwanese folk performing arts.
🏫 Seven Decades of History
創校七十週年
Founded around 1955, the school marked a 70th-anniversary celebration in recent years, reflecting seven decades of continuous service to the local community.
🤲 Rebuilt After the 921 Earthquake
921震後慈濟援建重建
Following severe damage in the 1999 921 earthquake, Zhongyuan's campus was rebuilt with assistance from the Tzu Chi Foundation, part of the broader recovery effort across Nantou County.
A story of recovery, Nantou-wide.
Zhongyuan's post-921-earthquake rebuilding with Tzu Chi's help ties the school directly into Nantou's shared story of recovery from the 1999 disaster. See the Nantou county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Caotun Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
54248南投縣草屯鎮中原里平交巷20號
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