A century-old meeting point of two cultures.
Penglai Elementary was founded in 1921 during the Japanese colonial era as the "Hongmaoguan Aboriginal Children's Education Institute." In 2021 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary, marking over 2,500 total graduates across a century of continuous schooling. Today it is a small school of about six classes and roughly 30 elementary students, with approximately 60% of its student body Saisiyat indigenous and the remainder Hakka.
蓬萊國小創立於日治時期大正10年（1921年），創校時名為「紅毛館蕃童教育所」。2021年學校慶祝建校百週年，累計畢業生超過2,502人，見證了一整個世紀的辦學歷程。目前學校規模約6班、30名國小學生，其中約六成為賽夏族原住民，其餘為客家人。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎉 A Full Century of Graduates
建校百年，畢業生逾2,500人
Marking its 100th anniversary in 2021, Penglai Elementary has produced more than 2,502 graduates since opening as a Japanese-era institute in 1921.
🤝 Saisiyat and Hakka, Side by Side
賽夏與客家共學
Roughly 60% of the student body is Saisiyat indigenous, with the remainder Hakka — making the school a genuine day-to-day meeting point of the two communities.
🏫 A Small School With Deep Roots
小校深耕
With about six classes and roughly 30 students today, Penglai remains a close-knit rural school whose century-long history far outsizes its current enrollment.
Where Saisiyat ritual meets Hakka settlement.
With roughly 60% of its students Saisiyat and the rest Hakka, Penglai Elementary directly embodies Nanzhuang's identity as a meeting point of Saisiyat indigenous culture (home of the Pasta'ay ritual) and Hakka settlement. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County 353, Taiwan
353苗栗縣南庄鄉蓬萊村19鄰118號
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