Founded at the moment of transition.
Houli Elementary was founded in 1945, taking over facilities left behind from the Japanese colonial era at the moment of Taiwan's retrocession. Its first principal was appointed directly by the postwar county government, making the school's founding a direct marker of Houli's transition from Japanese colonial rule into the postwar ROC system.
后里國小創立於民國34年（1945年），台灣光復之際接收了日治時期留下的校舍設施。首任校長由戰後縣政府直接派任，使這所學校的創立成為后里從日治統治過渡到戰後體制的重要標誌。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 Founded at Retrocession
創校於台灣光復之際
Houli Elementary opened in 1945, the very year of Taiwan's retrocession, taking over facilities left from the Japanese colonial era.
📜 A Postwar-Appointed First Principal
戰後縣府派任首任校長
The school's first principal was appointed directly by the postwar county government, a detail that ties the school closely to Taiwan's political transition.
🔄 A Marker of Historical Transition
見證歷史轉型
Few schools in the district mark Houli's shift from colonial rule to the postwar era as directly as Houli Elementary's own founding story.
Founded at the moment of transition.
Houli Elementary's 1945 founding, at the exact moment of Taiwan's retrocession, makes it a living marker of Houli's transition from Japanese colonial rule into the postwar ROC system. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 168, Sec. 1, Jiahou Rd., Yili Village, Houli District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市后里區義里里甲后路一段168號
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