A school born to serve a famous pilgrimage village.
Qiming Elementary began in 1940 as the Baishatun separate classroom, established near what is today the Baishatun police station. It became an independent school in 1945, relocated to its current site in 1950, and was renamed Qiming that December. Along with Xinpu Elementary, it later lent its name to Qixin Junior High, one of its feeder schools.
啟明國小於1940年（昭和15年）以白沙屯分教場形式創立，地點鄰近今日的白沙屯派出所。1945年獨立設校，1950年遷至現址，同年12月更名為啟明國小。學校後來與新埔國小共同將校名各取一字，成為啟新國中校名的由來。
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🏫 A Wartime-Era Beginning
1940年分教場創立
Qiming Elementary began in 1940 as the Baishatun separate classroom, becoming independent in 1945 and moving to its current site in 1950.
🔤 Name-Sharer With Qixin Junior High
啟新國中校名由來
Along with Xinpu Elementary, Qiming lent a character of its name to Qixin Junior High, the feeder secondary school serving its graduates.
⛩️ Serving the Heart of Baishatun
白沙屯核心聚落
The school was founded specifically to serve Baishatun, the fishing village that anchors one of Taiwan's most storied folk-religion communities.
🚶 In the Shadow of a Million-Person Pilgrimage
百萬人進香盛事
Qiming's students grow up alongside the annual Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage, a walking procession that draws well over a million participants each year.
Home of Taiwan's great walking pilgrimage.
Founded to serve Baishatun, the fishing village at the heart of the annual Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage — one of Taiwan's most famous folk-religion walking pilgrimages, drawing over a million participants yearly. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
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