Built by hand, on uneven ground.
Yuemei Elementary began in May 1954 as a branch of Shangping Elementary's Yuemei campus, becoming independent that August. Its founding was notably difficult: the uneven terrain of the school site was leveled by hand and ox-cart, and the earliest classrooms were built from corrugated iron with mud-and-tile construction. Today the school has developed into a bilingual experimental school.
月美國小成立於1954年（民國43年）5月，最初為上平國小月美分校，同年8月獨立設校。創校過程相當艱辛，校地不平的地形是靠居民徒手與牛車闢平，最早的教室則以鐵皮搭建、土角磚砌成。如今學校已發展為雙語實驗學校。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🐂 Built by Hand and Ox-Cart
徒手與牛車闢建校地
The school's uneven terrain was leveled by hand and ox-cart during its 1954 founding, a testament to the community's determination.
🏚️ From Corrugated Iron to Bilingual School
從鐵皮教室到雙語學校
The earliest classrooms were simple corrugated-iron and mud-and-tile structures; today the school has developed into a bilingual experimental school.
🌙 Named for a River Bend
地名意指河灣
"Yuemei" (月美, "crescent-moon eyebrow") is a toponym referencing a river bend, reflecting the area's early settlement geography.
A hardscrabble settlement history.
The village name Yuemei ("crescent-moon eyebrow") is a river-bend toponym reflecting the hardscrabble settlement history of the area, echoed in the school's own difficult founding. See the Kaohsiung County/City page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 39, Xiangliao Ln., Yuemei Village, Shanlin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市杉林區月眉里象寮巷39號
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