A small mountain school with an Olympic story.
Dongyuan Junior High School was founded in August 1970 to serve the children of Dongyuan Village, deep in the mountain villages of Dongshan District. It remains a small rural school — typically six to ten classes and under 200 students — reflecting the gradual depopulation of Dongshan's coffee-growing highlands. The school serves a historically disadvantaged catchment area, with a large share of students coming from low-income or economically vulnerable mountain households.
東原國中創校於民國59年（1970年）8月，服務東山區山區聚落東原里的學子。學校規模不大，班級數約六至十班、學生人數不到兩百人，反映東山咖啡產地山區長期人口外流的現況。學校招收的學區屬於歷史上相對弱勢的山區，不少學生來自低收入或經濟弱勢家庭。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🥇 Olympic Weightlifter Alumna
奧運舉重校友
Alumna Fang Guan-ling (方冠茹) represented Taiwan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in women's 49kg weightlifting, finishing 4th — a rare bright spotlight for a small mountain school.
⛰️ A Small Mountain Campus
山區小校
With roughly six to ten classes and under 200 students, Dongyuan reflects the quiet, close-knit character of Dongshan's depopulating highland villages.
🤝 Serving a Disadvantaged Catchment
服務弱勢學區
The school serves a historically disadvantaged mountain catchment area, with many students from low-income or economically vulnerable households — a role central to its mission in the community.
In the highlands of Dongshan coffee country.
Perched in the coffee-growing hills of Dongshan District, the school is best known for producing Olympic weightlifter Fang Guan-ling — a rare bright spotlight on a small, remote mountain community. Dongshan's misty hillsides are famous across Taiwan for Dongshan coffee (東山咖啡), and the scenic Toucheng Longevity Bridge (頭橋長壽橋) forms a gateway into these coffee-growing highlands. See the Tainan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 70, Wacuo, Dongyuan Village, Dongshan District, Tainan City 733, Taiwan
733台南市東山區東原里瓦厝70號
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