Founded in the final year of Japanese rule.
Qishan Junior High was founded in 1944, in the final year of Japanese colonial rule, initially as a girls' school with just three classes; its first class graduated in March 1945. It became a municipal school on December 25, 2010, and today stands as one of the oldest junior high schools in northern Kaohsiung. The school sits in what was historically known as Hanshuliao (蕃薯藔), Qishan's former name as an inland river port and hub of the banana trade.
旗山國中創立於1944年（昭和19年，日治末期），初設為女子學校，僅3班，首屆畢業生於1945年3月畢業。2010年12月25日改制為市立國中，是北高雄歷史最悠久的國中之一。學校座落於舊稱「蕃薯藔」的旗山地區——曾是內陸河港與香蕉貿易重鎮。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎌 Founded in the Final Year of Japanese Rule
創校於日治末期
Opening in 1944 as a girls' school with only three classes, the school graduated its first class just months before the end of Japanese rule.
🏛️ One of Northern Kaohsiung's Oldest Junior Highs
北高雄歷史最悠久國中之一
More than eight decades on, it remains among the longest-established junior high schools in the northern Kaohsiung area.
🍌 Rooted in Old Hanshuliao
舊稱蕃薯藔的旗山
The school stands in what was once Hanshuliao, an inland river port and banana-trade hub whose Qing-era name still shapes local identity.
Standing in old Hanshuliao.
The school sits in what was historically known as Hanshuliao (蕃薯藔), Qishan's former name as an inland river port and hub of the island's banana trade. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 42, Zhongxue Rd., Cishan Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市旗山區中學路42號
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