Older than the university, older than the highway.
Fengli Elementary began in 1913 under Japanese rule as the "Hualien Port Prefecture Toyota Ordinary Higher Elementary School" — a school originally built exclusively for the children of Japanese settlers in the "Toyota" immigrant farming village (today's Fengtian/Fengli area). After Taiwan's 1945 retrocession the school was renamed, and it took its current name in 1968. Over 110 years old, it predates both National Dong Hwa University and today's mixed Amis and Han population that now calls the area home.
豐裡國小創立於民國2年（1913年）日治時期，初名「花蓮港廳豐田尋常高等小學校」——當時是專為「豐田」移民村（今豐田／豐裡一帶）日本移民子弟所設立的學校。1945年台灣光復後更名，並於民國57年（1968年）確立現名。逾百一十年的校史，早於國立東華大學的成立，也早於今日阿美族與漢人混居的社區樣貌。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ A Historic Auditorium
登錄歷史建築的禮堂
The school's auditorium, built in the late Japanese colonial era, is a preserved and officially recognized historic building — a rare architectural survivor.
🇯🇵 Built for Japanese Settlers' Children
曾為日本移民子弟而設
Founded in 1913 exclusively for children of Japanese immigrant farmers in the "Toyota" village, the school's origins reflect Hualien's colonial-era settlement history.
📅 Over 110 Years of History
逾百一十年校史
Fengli Elementary predates both National Dong Hwa University and Shoufeng's modern mixed community, making it one of the township's oldest continuously operating schools.
A Japanese-era farming village's legacy.
Fengli's roots trace back to Toyota (豐田), one of several Japanese-era immigrant farming villages established across Hualien in the early 1900s. Its preserved historic auditorium is a rare physical trace of that era, standing now within Shoufeng Township's modern mixed community.
Find the school.
Fengli Village, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
花蓮縣壽豐鄉豐裡村
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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 Fengli Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.