Nearly a century old, built for a university's families.
Long'an Elementary was founded on April 1, 1929, as “Taipei Jin Common Elementary School” (臺北市錦尋常小學校) under Japanese rule, built originally to educate the Japanese children of professors at Taihoku Imperial University — the direct predecessor institution of today's National Taiwan University. The school was renamed “Showa National School” in 1941, then “Long'an” after Taiwan's 1945 retrocession, taking its current name in 1968 under nine-year compulsory education. Its “Red House” (紅樓), completed in 1931 in English brick architectural style, is registered as a protected historic building and still stands on campus today.
龍安國小創立於1929年（昭和4年）4月1日，日治時期初名「臺北市錦尋常小學校」，最初專為台北帝國大學（今國立台灣大學前身）教授的子女設校。1941年更名為「昭和國民學校」，1945年台灣光復後改稱「龍安」，1968年九年國教實施後定為現名。校內建於1931年、英式紅磚建築風格的「紅樓」，至今仍是登錄有案的歷史建築，完整保存於校園中。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ The Red House
紅樓古蹟
Completed in 1931 in English brick architectural style, the school's “Red House” is a registered historic building and still stands on campus as a physical link to its founding era.
🎓 Founded for a University's Faculty
為帝大教授子女設校
Long'an was originally built exclusively to educate the children of Taihoku Imperial University professors — the institution that became today's National Taiwan University.
🔤 A School Renamed Three Times
三度更名的校史
From its original Japanese name through “Showa National School” to today's “Long'an,” the school's name has shifted with Taiwan's major historical transitions.
🏫 Nearly a Century of History
近百年校史
Founded in 1929, Long'an is one of the oldest schools in Da'an District, predating the Japanese colonial era's final decade.
A physical link to NTU's academic roots.
Founded specifically to serve the families of Taihoku Imperial University faculty, Long'an Elementary's origin story is inseparable from the university that still anchors Da'an District's academic identity today — and its surviving 1931 Red House stands as a physical link to that shared history, a short distance from NTU's modern campus.
Find the school.
Da'an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan (exact street address not confirmed)
臺北市大安區
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