A school that has watched Jiufen reinvent itself.
Jiufen Elementary began in 1913 as a branch school, becoming independent in 1919. It has been renamed several times over the decades — including "Jishan National School" (基山國校) after 1945 — before settling on its current name, Jiufen Elementary, in 1968. Historically tied to the Yan family, the mining magnates who shaped Jiufen's development, the school sits just above the town's famous Old Street.
九份國小於1913年以分校形式創立，1919年獨立設校。歷經多次更名，1945年後曾稱「基山國校」，直到1968年才定名為「九份國小」。學校與塑造九份發展的顏氏礦業家族淵源深厚，校址就位於知名的九份老街上方。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⛏️ Educating Children Through the Gold Rush
見證淘金歲月
The school has schooled generations of children through Jiufen's gold-rush boom and its later reinvention as a global tourist destination.
📜 A Century of Name Changes
百年更名史
Renamed several times over the decades — including 'Jishan National School' after 1945 — before settling on its current name in 1968, mirroring Taiwan's political transitions.
🏘️ Above the Famous Old Street
位於九份老街上方
The campus sits directly above Jiufen Old Street, now one of Taiwan's most visited tourist destinations, drawing millions of visitors each year.
👪 Tied to the Yan Family Legacy
與顏氏家族淵源深厚
The school is historically linked to the Yan family, the mining magnates whose gold-mining fortune shaped much of Jiufen's early development.
Above the Old Street, through a gold rush and beyond.
Jiufen Elementary sits above the famous Jiufen Old Street, educating generations of children through the town's gold-rush boom and its later reinvention as a global tourist destination. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 145, Lunding Rd., Yongqing Vil., Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市瑞芳區永慶里崙頂路145號
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