Rebuilt with a hands-on farming spirit.
Ruitian Elementary School was founded in 1952 in a village originally called Lu-yan, which was renamed Ruitian in 1959 — the school taking on the same new name. The campus was destroyed in the catastrophic 1999 921 earthquake and rebuilt with support from Lions Club International District 300A. Today Ruitian is known as a small forest school with dedicated farm-teaching areas, giving students direct, hands-on experience with agricultural education.
瑞田國小創立於民國41年（1952年），所在村落原名「鹿寮」，於民國48年（1959年）更名為「瑞田」，學校亦隨之更名。原校舍在民國88年（1999年）921大地震中損毀，後由國際獅子會300A區協助重建。如今瑞田是一所小型森林學校，設有專屬農場教學區，讓學生直接透過實作體驗農業教育。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌾 Dedicated Farm-Teaching Areas
農場教學專區
Ruitian maintains dedicated farm-teaching areas on campus, giving students hands-on agricultural education rooted in the land their families work.
🤝 Rebuilt by International Goodwill
獅子會協助重建
After the 1999 921 earthquake destroyed the campus, Lions Club International District 300A stepped in to help rebuild the school for the community.
🏷️ A Village That Renamed Itself
村名與校名同步更改
The school shares its story with its village — originally called Lu-yan, it was renamed Ruitian in 1959, and the school took on the same fresh identity.
🍵 A Small Forest School in Tea Country
茶鄉森林小校
Set within Lugu Township's tea belt, Ruitian's forested, agricultural campus reflects the same land that produces the region's celebrated Dong Ding Oolong tea.
Lugu, home of Dong Ding Oolong.
In Ruitian village within Lugu Township's tea belt, the school's farm-teaching curriculum reflects the same agricultural land that produces the region's famed Dong Ding Oolong tea. See the Nantou county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 80, Ren'ai Rd., Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
南投縣鹿谷鄉仁愛路80號
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