From branch classroom to neighborhood school.
Taiping Elementary began in 1948 as a branch classroom of Shigang Elementary School, serving children in Puli's Hecheng community who would otherwise have faced a long walk to the main campus. It became an independent school in 1954 under the name Taiping National School, and was renamed Taiping Elementary in 1968 as part of Taiwan's nationwide school-naming reform. Today it continues to serve families in this corner of the Puli basin.
太平國小前身為石岡國小的分教場，成立於1948年，服務埔里鎮合成社區的學童，讓他們不必長途跋涉至本校就讀。1954年獨立設校，定名為太平國民學校，1968年隨全國學校更名浪潮改稱太平國民小學。至今持續服務這片埔里盆地角落的居民。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌱 Grown From a Branch Classroom
分教場起家
Taiping traces its origins to 1948 as a branch classroom of Shigang Elementary, becoming fully independent in 1954 — a common pattern for schools serving Puli's outlying communities.
🏘️ Rooted in Hecheng
合成社區在地學校
The school sits in Puli's Hecheng community, giving local children a nearby option and anchoring the neighborhood's daily life for decades.
🏷️ A 1968 Renaming
1968年更名
Like many Taiwanese schools founded in the postwar decades, Taiping took its current name in 1968, reflecting the broader standardization of elementary education at the time.
Puli, land of paper and orchids.
Located in Puli's Hecheng community, Taiping Elementary sits within the basin township renowned for its handmade papermaking tradition and flower and orchid nurseries. See the Nantou county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 35, Ln. 167, Sec. 3, Xi'an Rd., Puli Township, Nantou County 545, Taiwan
南投縣埔里鎮西安路三段167巷35號
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