A school named for a folk legend.
Maming Elementary was founded around 1964 (the exact year is not fully confirmed in available records), serving Maming Village and part of Zhongshan Village at the geographic center of Waipu District. The school's name comes from a local folk legend, “Maming Pu” (馬鳴埔, Horse-Neighing Plain).
馬鳴國小約創立於民國53年（1964年，確切年份待考），服務馬鳴里及部分中山里，位於外埔區地理中心。校名源自地方傳說「馬鳴埔」。
What makes this school worth knowing.
📍 At Waipu's Geographic Center
位於外埔區地理中心
Maming Elementary sits at the geographic center of Waipu District, serving Maming Village and part of Zhongshan Village.
🐴 A Name From Local Legend
校名源自地方傳說
The school takes its name from a piece of local folklore about the surrounding plain, passed down through generations of village storytelling.
The legend behind "Horse-Neighing Plain."
Local folklore tells of “馬鳴埔” (Horse-Neighing Plain) — a story, passed down rather than historically documented, said to describe a Ming-Qing-era night when raiders reportedly fled after hearing the ghostly neighing of unseen horses. Like many Taiwanese place-name legends, it should be read as folklore rather than verified history. See the Taichung page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 13, Dongxi Ln., Zhongshan Village, Waipu Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市外埔區中山里東西巷13號
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