The mother school of northern Pingtung.
Ligang Elementary was founded in 1900 (Meiji 33), during the Japanese colonial era, as "Ali-gang Public School" (阿里港公學校) — the first public school established in the northern Pingtung region and the ninth in the county overall. It was built on the former site of the Qing-dynasty Xuefeng Academy (雪峰書院). Renamed several times through the following decades — Ligang Public School in 1921, Ligang East National School in 1941, and its current name in 1968 — the school's historic district originally spanned present-day Ligang, Jiuru, Yanpu, and Gaoshu Townships, making it the "mother school" of elementary education across the whole northern Pingtung farming region. As of the 2022 school year, 383 students were enrolled. The campus is home to three centenary banyan trees, which were treated for brown root rot in 2019 through tree-rescue efforts supported by alumni.
里港國小創立於1900年(明治33年)日治時期,初名「阿里港公學校」,是屏東北部地區設立的第一所公立學校,也是全縣第九所公學校,校址位於清代雪峰書院舊址。學校歷經數次更名——1921年更名為「里港公學校」,1941年改為「里港東國民學校」,並於1968年定名為現名。歷史學區原本涵蓋今日的里港、九如、鹽埔、高樹等鄉鎮,堪稱屏東北部整個農業區小學教育的「母校」。截至2022學年度,全校共有383名學生。校園內有三棵百年老榕樹,2019年曾感染褐根病,經校友支持的搶救行動而保留下來。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ The First School in Northern Pingtung
屏北首校
Founded in 1900 as the first public school established in the northern Pingtung region, Ligang Elementary carries the historic weight of being the area's original educational institution.
🌳 Three Centenary Banyan Trees
校園三棵百年老榕樹
The campus's three century-old banyan trees survived a brown root rot infection in 2019 thanks to alumni-supported tree-rescue efforts, standing as living monuments to the school's long history.
🏫 The "Mother School" of the North
屏北四鄉鎮的母校
The school's historic district once spanned present-day Ligang, Jiuru, Yanpu, and Gaoshu Townships, making it the founding institution from which elementary education spread across the whole region.
🏟️ Pingtung's First Activity Center
首創「仁德堂」活動中心
In 1984, Ligang Elementary became the first elementary school in Pingtung County to have an activity center, named "仁德堂," another milestone in its long list of firsts.
A century-old anchor of northern Pingtung farmland.
As a century-old school in Ligang Township's agricultural plains near Cishan, Ligang Elementary has historically been the origin school for the whole northern Pingtung farming region, known for its pig's-knuckle, betel-nut, and rice cultivation. Its founding on the site of a Qing-dynasty academy — followed by generations of institutional growth and branch schools splitting off across four townships — makes it one of the clearest living links between Pingtung's Qing-era, Japanese colonial, and postwar educational history.
Find the school.
Ligang Township, Pingtung County 905, Taiwan (exact street address unconfirmed — see school site for details)
屏東縣里港鄉
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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 Ligang Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.