Where puppet theater meets the classroom.
Huwei Junior High School, located in Zhongxi Village, maintains its own traditional hand puppet theater troupe and a lion dance troupe, directly carrying on Huwei's living heritage as Taiwan's historic heartland of glove-puppet theater. The school also runs the Yunlin County Huwei Makerspace and Technology Center, and reports that over 95% of its students meet national senior-high entrance standards.
虎尾國中位於中溪里，校內設有傳統布袋戲團與舞獅隊，直接傳承虎尾身為台灣布袋戲重鎮的活文化資產。學校同時經營「雲林縣虎尾自造及科技中心」，升學表現方面，超過95%的學生達到國中教育會考的高中職就學門檻。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎭 A School Puppet Troupe
校內布袋戲團
Huwei Junior High maintains its own traditional hand puppet theater troupe, directly carrying on the craft that made the town nationally famous.
🦁 A Lion Dance Troupe
舞獅隊
Alongside its puppet troupe, the school runs a lion dance troupe, giving students two distinct performing folk-art traditions to take part in.
🛠️ A Makerspace and Tech Hub
自造及科技中心
The school runs the Yunlin County Huwei Makerspace and Technology Center, giving students hands-on access to maker and technology education.
📈 Strong Academic Outcomes
升學表現優異
Over 95% of Huwei Junior High students meet national senior-high entrance standards, reflecting a solid academic foundation alongside its cultural programs.
Taiwan's heartland of glove-puppet theater.
The school's own budaixi (glove-puppetry) troupe directly carries on Huwei's living tradition as Taiwan's historic heartland of glove-puppet theater — a craft that flourished alongside the town's sugar-refinery-driven prosperity and remains central to Huwei's identity today. See the Yunlin county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 153, Zhongxing, Zhongxi Village, Huwei Town, Yunlin County 632104, Taiwan
632104雲林縣虎尾鎮中溪里中興153號
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