A heritage campus over a century old.
Qishan Elementary was founded in 1898, during the Japanese colonial era, as Hanshuliao Public School (蕃薯藔公學校). Its historic campus buildings, constructed between 1916 and 1934, were designated a municipal heritage monument in 2000, and the school has been renamed multiple times through the colonial and postwar periods. It stands on Zhongzheng Road in Cishan District.
旗山國小創校於1898年（明治31年，日治時期），初名「蕃薯藔公學校」。校內1916至1934年間興建的歷史建築於2000年獲指定為市定古蹟，學校歷經日治與戰後多次更名，現址位於旗山區中正路。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ A Municipal Heritage Monument
市定古蹟校舍
Historic buildings constructed between 1916 and 1934 on the campus were designated a municipal heritage monument in 2000, making the school itself a Cishan landmark.
🍠 Named for Qishan's Qing-Era Identity
舊名蕃薯藔的由來
"蕃薯藔" (sweet-potato huts) was Qishan's original Qing-dynasty name, preserved in the school's founding title as Hanshuliao Public School.
📜 A School That Predates the 20th Century
創校逾一百二十年
Founded in 1898, Qishan Elementary is one of the oldest schools in the district, having weathered multiple renamings across colonial and postwar Taiwan.
Standing in old Hanshuliao.
"蕃薯藔" (sweet-potato huts) was Qishan's original Qing-dynasty name — the school's heritage-listed buildings are now a well-known local landmark carrying that history forward. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Zhongzheng Rd., Cishan Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (specific house number not confirmed)
高雄市旗山區中正路（門牌號碼待確認）
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