Over 125 years at the heart of old Nantun.
Nantun Elementary traces its roots to 1898, when it opened as Litoudian Public School (犁頭店公學校), first holding classes inside the Wenchang Shrine (文昌祠) temple. Today, more than 125 years later, it remains one of the oldest schools in Taichung, still neighbored by Wanhe Temple (萬和宮), the Wenchang Shrine, and Nantun Old Street — the very Qing-dynasty trading hub, Litoudian, out of which the school was born.
南屯國小創立於1898年（明治31年），最初名為犁頭店公學校，首度借用文昌祠作為教室上課。歷經125年以上的歲月，至今仍是台中歷史最悠久的學校之一，鄰近萬和宮、文昌公廟與南屯老街——這正是孕育學校誕生的清代犁頭店貿易聚落。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Born Inside a Temple
首度借用文昌祠上課
Nantun Elementary's earliest classes, back in 1898, were held inside the Wenchang Shrine (文昌祠) before the school had its own building.
📜 Over 125 Years of History
創校逾125年
As one of the oldest schools in Taichung, Nantun Elementary has watched the surrounding Litoudian settlement grow from a Qing-era trading post into a modern district.
🗺️ Neighbor to Nantun's Landmarks
緊鄰萬和宮與南屯老街
The campus sits beside Wanhe Temple, the Wenchang Shrine, and Nantun Old Street, placing it at the literal center of the district's historic core.
Born from Nantun's oldest settlement.
Nantun Elementary was born directly out of the Litoudian (犁頭店) settlement, Nantun's original Qing-dynasty trading hub, and its campus still sits within walking distance of the old street, Wanhe Temple, and Wenchang Shrine that mark that history. See the Taichung page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 968, Sec. 1, Liming Rd., Nantun Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市南屯區黎明路一段968號
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