Born in a temple, grown into a landmark.
Cijin Elementary traces its roots to June 1897, when the "Takao Japanese-Language Training Institute" began holding classes in a temporary classroom at the Linshuigong temple. It was formally chartered as "Takao Public School" on October 1, 1898, moved to its present site in 1914, and took its current name, Cijin Elementary, in 1968. During the Second World War, the school was evacuated to Shoushan National School in February 1945 due to US bombing; after the war, alumnus Lin Shoupan became the school's first Taiwanese principal.
旗津國小的歷史可追溯至明治30年（1897年）6月，「打狗國語傳習所」最初借用臨水宮廟宇作為臨時教室。明治31年（1898年）10月1日正式立案為「打狗公學校」，大正3年（1914年）遷至現址，民國57年（1968年）更名為旗津國小。二戰期間，學校於民國34年（1945年）2月因美軍空襲疏散至壽山國校；戰後，校友林壽藩成為學校首位台籍校長。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⛩️ Born in a Temple Classroom
起源於臨水宮教室
The school's earliest predecessor held its first classes in 1897 in a temporary classroom at the Linshuigong temple, before formal chartering the following year.
✈️ Evacuated During Wartime
戰時疏散
In February 1945, students were evacuated to Shoushan National School as American bombing raids threatened the campus during the closing months of the Second World War.
🎓 A First Taiwanese Principal
首位台籍校長林壽藩
After the war, alumnus Lin Shoupan became the school's first Taiwanese principal, marking a turning point in its post-war history.
📜 Among Kaohsiung's Oldest Schools
高雄歷史最悠久學校之一
With roots reaching back to 1897, Cijin Elementary's history mirrors that of the historic Qihou settlement it grew up alongside.
From Qihou to Cijin.
The school's history mirrors the naming history of the "Qihou" settlement — the sandbar's shape, said to resemble a flag behind a hill, gave rise to the name "Qihou," while the peninsula later took the name "Cijin" from a Japanese-era literary group, the Cijin Poetry Society. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 623, Zhongzhou 3rd Rd., Cijin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市旗津區中洲三路623號
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