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Danei Elementary School

大內國小

A remote-area school whose Toushe branch campus sits at the heart of the annual Siraya Night Sacrifice, one of Taiwan's most intact surviving indigenous ceremonial traditions.

偏遠地區學校,其頭社分校正是西拉雅「頭社太祖夜祭」的核心場域,是台灣現存最完整的原住民祭典之一。

Founded1912 (Meiji 45/Taishō 1, Japanese colonial era)
GradesGrades 1–6
TypePublic School
LocationDanei District, Tainan City
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About · 學校簡介

A remote-area school with a Siraya heritage branch.

Danei Elementary School's history dates to 1912, when it began as the “Neizhuang” branch of Liujia Public School; it became independent as “Neizhuang Public School” on April 1, 1917, and was renamed “Danei Public School” on October 1, 1920. Classified today as a remote-area (偏遠地區) school, it operates a branch campus at Toushe (頭社分校) — the site of the famous annual Siraya “Night Sacrifice” (頭社太祖夜祭), held every year on the 14th-15th of the 10th lunar month. The Toushe area is promoted in local tourism as “Mariyang,” Siraya for “beautiful,” centered on the branch school and the adjacent Siraya communal worship hall (公廨).

大內國小創校可追溯至明治45年/大正元年(1912年),前身為六甲公學校內莊分校,大正6年(1917年)4月1日獨立設校為「內莊公學校」,大正9年(1920年)10月1日改名「大內公學校」。學校目前列為偏遠地區學校,並設有頭社分校——正是每年農曆10月14、15日舉行的西拉雅族「頭社太祖夜祭」所在地。頭社地區在地方觀光宣傳中被稱為「Mariyang」(西拉雅語意為「美麗」),以分校及鄰近的西拉雅公廨為核心。

Highlights · 學校特色

What makes this school worth knowing.

🎭 The Toushe Night Sacrifice

頭社太祖夜祭

The school's Toushe branch campus is the site of the annual Siraya “Night Sacrifice” (頭社太祖夜祭), held every year on the 14th-15th of the 10th lunar month.

🏞️ A Remote-Area School

列為偏遠地區學校

Danei Elementary is classified as a remote-area school, reflecting its rural, hilly setting within Danei District.

🌺 “Mariyang” — Beautiful in Siraya

頭社又稱「Mariyang」

The Toushe area around the branch campus is promoted in local tourism as “Mariyang,” Siraya for “beautiful,” centered on the school and the adjacent Siraya communal worship hall.

Local Culture · 在地文化

At the heart of Danei's Siraya heritage.

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Danei Elementary's Toushe branch campus sits at the heart of Danei's Siraya indigenous heritage — the Toushe Night Sacrifice is one of the most intact surviving Siraya ceremonial traditions in Taiwan, held at the public worship hall (公廨) just steps from the branch school. See the Tainan county page for more on the region.

Visit · 資訊

Find the school.

No. 63, Danei Li, Danei District, Tainan City 742, Taiwan
742 臺南市大內區大內里5鄰63號

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Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Danei Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.