A name with roots in an old Qing village.
Dongbao Elementary opened as a branch school in 1945 and became independent in 1946, amid Taiwan's transition from Japanese colonial rule to the Republic of China. Over the following decades it was renamed several times, from 東員寶 to its current, shortened form, 東寶. The name traces back to 員寶莊, an old Qing-dynasty village where round river stones used in house foundations were locally considered treasures — a legend still tied to the school's identity today.
東寶國小前身於1945年設立分教場，隔年（民國35年，1946年）正式獨立設校，正值台灣從日治時期過渡至中華民國之際。歷經數次更名，從「東員寶」演變為今日簡稱的「東寶」。校名源自清代舊聚落「員寶莊」，當地傳說用於房屋地基的圓形溪石被視為珍寶，這個典故至今仍與學校的身分緊密相連。
What makes this school worth knowing.
📜 A Name With Several Chapters
校名數度更迭（東員寶→東寶）
Renamed several times through the decades, the school's current name is a shortened form of its earlier name, 東員寶.
🪨 Named for "Treasure Stones"
員寶莊的傳說
Its name traces to 員寶莊, a Qing-era village where round river stones used in house foundations were locally considered treasures — hence 寶 ("treasure") in the school's name.
🏫 Founded at the Dawn of a New Era
戰後初期設校
Opened as a branch school in 1945 and made independent the following year, right as Taiwan transitioned from Japanese colonial rule to the Republic of China.
A legend of treasure in the riverbed.
The village of 員寶莊, from which Dongbao takes its name, held a local legend that round river stones used in house foundations were treasures — a small but enduring piece of Tanzi's Qing-dynasty settlement history. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 2, Sec. 3, Yatan Rd., Tanzi District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市潭子區雅潭路三段2號
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