120 years of drumbeats in the mountains.
Yongguang Elementary recently celebrated its 120th anniversary, placing its founding around 1906 and making it one of the older schools in Gukeng Township's mountain villages. The school maintains a traditional Japanese-style Taiko drum team, a signature activity that has become part of its identity, and its students are active participants in county-level music, dance, and calligraphy competitions.
永光國小近期舉辦建校120週年慶祝活動，推算創校年份約為1906年，使其成為古坑鄉山村學校中歷史較悠久的一所。學校保有傳統日式太鼓隊，已成為學校特色活動之一，學生也積極參與縣級音樂、舞蹈、書法等競賽。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎉 A 120th-Anniversary Milestone
建校120週年
Yongguang recently celebrated 120 years of history, tracing its founding to around 1906 and making it one of the older schools in Gukeng's mountain villages.
🥁 A Traditional Japanese-Style Taiko Team
日式太鼓隊
The school maintains a traditional Japanese-style Taiko drum team, a signature performance activity passed down as part of the school's identity.
🎨 Active in Music, Dance, and Calligraphy
音樂舞蹈書法競賽活躍
Students regularly take part in county-level competitions spanning music, dance, and calligraphy, reflecting a broad arts-education tradition.
Gukeng, Taiwan's coffee country.
Yongguang Elementary is located in Gukeng Township, Taiwan's most famous coffee-growing region (古坑咖啡), reflecting the area's mountain village character. See the Yunlin county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 84, Wenchang Rd., Yongguang Village, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan
雲林縣古坑鄉永光村文昌路84號
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