A century of history rooted in a sugar town.
Hunan Elementary was founded on April 1, 1921, during the Japanese colonial era, as "溪湖尋常小學校" — a school originally established for the children of workers at the nearby Meiji Sugar Company refinery in Xihu. Renamed several times over the following decades, it took its present name, Hunan Elementary School, in 1968. In April 2021 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special postal cachet issued in cooperation with Chunghwa Post, complete with two ten-tier birthday cakes for the occasion.
湖南國小創立於大正10年（1921年）4月1日，原名「溪湖尋常小學校」，最初是為服務溪湖明治製糖株式會社糖廠員工子弟而設立。歷經數次更名，於民國57年（1968年）定名為湖南國民小學。民國110年（2021年）4月，學校舉辦建校百週年慶祝活動，並與中華郵政合作發行紀念郵戳，還特別準備了兩座十層蛋糕慶生。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏭 Born From a Sugar Refinery Town
誕生於糖廠聚落
The school's founding is tied to the Meiji Sugar Company's Xihu refinery, which brought an influx of Japanese residents whose children the school originally served in 1921.
🎉 A Postal Cachet for a Centennial
百年校慶紀念郵戳
To mark its 100th anniversary on April 3, 2021, the school partnered with Chunghwa Post on a special commemorative postal cachet — a rare honor for a small-town elementary school.
🎂 Two Ten-Tier Birthday Cakes
兩座十層蛋糕
The centennial celebration featured two towering ten-tier birthday cakes, a memorable symbol of a century of continuous schooling in the community.
🔤 Renamed Through Changing Eras
歷經數次更名
From its original Japanese-era name to its current identity as Hunan Elementary School since 1968, the school's history traces the broader story of Taiwan's 20th-century transitions.
Xihu's sugar-refinery legacy.
Hunan Elementary's roots reach back to the Meiji Sugar Company's Xihu refinery, whose Japanese workers' families the school first served — a reminder of Xihu Township's history as a center of Taiwan's sugar industry. See the Changhua county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 725, Sec. 2, Zhangshui Rd., Xihu Township, Changhua County, Taiwan
彰化縣溪湖鎮彰水路二段725號
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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 Hunan Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.