From a sugar-factory boomtown to a small country school.
Longyan Elementary was founded in January 1936 to serve families connected to the nearby Longyan Sugar Factory, which had opened the previous year. During the sugar-factory boom, the school once enrolled over 2,000 students — but as the industry declined, so did enrollment, dropping to about 42 students by 2021. Today the school keeps a piece of that heritage alive through its traditional "flower drum formation" (花鼓陣) dance.
龍巖國小創立於1936年（民國25年）1月，服務鄰近龍巖糖廠（前一年開廠）員工的子女。糖廠全盛時期，學校學生一度超過2,000人；隨著糖業式微，學生人數也隨之下降，到2021年僅剩約42名學生。如今，學校仍透過傳統的「花鼓陣」舞蹈，延續著這段產業記憶。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎪 The Flower Drum Formation
傳統花鼓陣舞蹈
Longyan Elementary is known for its traditional "flower drum formation" (花鼓陣) dance, a cultural performance passed down through generations of students.
🏭 Born From a Sugar Factory Boom
龍巖糖廠的印記
Founded in 1936 to serve families of the nearby Longyan Sugar Factory, the school once enrolled over 2,000 students during the industry's heyday.
📉 A Story of Change
從兩千到四十餘人
Enrollment fell to about 42 students by 2021 as the sugar industry declined — a vivid illustration of how Taiwan's rural economy has shifted over a century.
Baozhong, home of Yunlin's pickled mustard greens.
Born from a Japanese-era sugar factory settlement, Longyan Elementary now sits amid the rice and garlic fields that have replaced Baozhong's vanished sugar industry. The township remains best known today for its suan cai (pickled mustard greens) production. See the Yunlin county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 15, Lane 28, Minsheng Rd., Longyan Village, Baozhong Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan
雲林縣褒忠鄉龍巖村民生路28巷15號
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