A century-old school beside Miaoli's largest reservoir.
Liyu Elementary was founded in 1921 during the Japanese colonial era and has served the small community around Liyu Lake (Liyutan) Reservoir — Miaoli County's largest reservoir — for over a century. Today the school is home to roughly 40 students, and its distinctive gate, framed by double low stone pillars and a betel nut tree, has become a familiar landmark for the area.
鯉魚國小創立於日治時期大正10年（1921年），逾百年來持續服務鯉魚潭水庫（苗栗縣最大水庫）周邊的小型社區。學校目前約有40名學生，校門以雙柱矮牆搭配一株檳榔樹的獨特造型，成為當地熟悉的地標。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 A Century of History
逾百年校史
Founded in 1921 under Japanese rule, Liyu Elementary has quietly served its small rural community — today about 40 students — for more than a hundred years.
🌴 A Gate With Character
雙柱矮牆與檳榔樹校門
The school's distinctive double-pillar low-wall gate, marked by a single betel nut tree, gives the small campus a memorable, old-fashioned charm.
🌊 Beside Miaoli's Largest Reservoir
鯉魚潭水庫畔
Liyu Elementary sits beside Liyu Lake Reservoir, Miaoli's largest, known for its striking five-tooth "saw-tooth dam" spillway — a dramatic backdrop for school life.
Part of Sanyi's mountain-railway landscape.
Nestled beside Liyu Lake Reservoir amid Sanyi's forested hills, the school sits within the same mountain-railway landscape — including the Longteng Bridge and Shengxing Station — that anchors Sanyi Township's identity as Taiwan's woodcarving capital. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Liyutan Village, Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
苗栗縣三義鄉鯉魚潭村上山下24號
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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 Liyu Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.