A century-old school on donated farmland.
Jiyang Elementary School opened on April 1, 1919, as a branch of Milong Public School called Shoujinliao Branch (瀰濃公學校手巾寮分校). The land for the school was donated by Nanlong Farm, and it opened with three classes and 87 students. Today Jiyang remains a very small rural school — as of 2022 it had just seven classes and 86 students — serving a close-knit farming community in Meinong District.
吉洋國小創立於1919年（大正8年）4月1日，最初為瀰濃公學校手巾寮分校，校地由南隆農場捐贈，開校時設3班、87名學生。如今吉洋國小仍是規模很小的農村學校——截至2022年僅有7班、86名學生——服務美濃區一個關係緊密的農業社區。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 Founded on Donated Farmland
南隆農場捐地興學
The school's land was donated by Nanlong Farm when it opened in 1919, reflecting the close ties between local landowners and early rural education in Meinong.
🌾 A Century-Old, Still-Small Rural School
百年小校
Jiyang opened with just 3 classes and 87 students in 1919, and remains small today — 7 classes and 86 students as of 2022 — preserving an intimate rural-school character.
🏘️ Named for an Old Hakka Hamlet
「手巾寮」舊地名
The school's original name referenced Shoujinliao (手巾寮), an early Hakka hamlet tied to Meinong's traditional irrigation and farming settlement pattern.
Named for an old Hakka farming hamlet.
The school's original name referenced Shoujinliao (手巾寮), an early Hakka hamlet name in Meinong tied to the local irrigation and farming settlement pattern — a living link to the district's agricultural past. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 59, Sec. 2, Zhongxiao Rd., Meinong District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市美濃區忠孝路二段59號
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