A Bunun school in a mostly Truku township.
Mayuan Elementary was founded in 1933 under Japanese rule and today serves Mayuan Village, home to the Bunun Takivatan sub-group. This is a meaningful distinction: while most of Wanrong Township's Indigenous communities are Truku, Mayuan Village stands apart as a Bunun settlement, with its own language, festivals, and traditions. The campus reflects this identity directly, with Bunun-themed murals throughout and an archery range built around the community's annual Ear-Shooting Festival (打耳祭), one of the most important ceremonies in Bunun culture.
馬遠國小創立於日治時期民國22年（1933年），服務馬遠村的布農族卡群（Takivatan）部落。這是一個值得特別說明的重要區別：萬榮鄉多數部落屬太魯閣族，而馬遠村則是獨立的布農族聚落，擁有自己的語言、祭典與傳統。校園也直接呈現這樣的族群認同——隨處可見布農族主題壁畫，並設有結合布農族最重要祭典之一「打耳祭」精神的射箭場。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏹 An Archery Range Rooted in Ceremony
呼應打耳祭的射箭場
The school's archery range is directly tied to the Bunun Ear-Shooting Festival, one of the most significant annual ceremonies in Bunun cultural life, teaching students both the skill and its meaning.
🎨 Bunun-Themed Campus Murals
布農族主題壁畫
Murals across the campus depict Bunun cultural imagery, making the school itself a visible expression of the Takivatan community's identity.
🏆 Recognition in Language and Archery
2025語言與射箭競賽獲獎
Students earned awards at 2025 language and archery competitions, showing that this small Bunun school competes well beyond its own village.
A Bunun island within Truku Wanrong.
Mayuan Village is home to the Bunun Takivatan sub-group, a distinct Indigenous community within Wanrong Township 萬榮鄉 — a township where the Truku people form the majority elsewhere. This distinction matters: Bunun and Truku are separate Indigenous peoples with their own languages, social structures, and ceremonies, and Mayuan's identity as a Bunun settlement gives it a cultural character unlike its Truku neighbors. The Ear-Shooting Festival, reflected in the school's own archery range, remains central to Bunun communal life across Taiwan.
Find the school.
No. 39, Neighborhood 2, Mayuan Village, Wanrong Township, Hualien County 979092, Taiwan
979092花蓮縣萬榮鄉馬遠村2鄰39號
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