A school at the Atayal people's legendary birthplace.
Faxiang Elementary serves the Ruiyan (瑞岩) tribal area, a place regarded in Atayal oral tradition as the ancestral birthplace of the Atayal people. After the village and school suffered severe damage in the 1999 921 earthquake, the community relocated and the school reopened on a new campus in 2004. Today Faxiang runs a "Rainbow Faxiang" indigenous and ethnic-education curriculum built directly around Atayal ancestral culture, and also fields a competitive judo team.
發祥國小服務瑞岩部落，此地在泰雅族口傳歷史中被視為泰雅族的祖先發源地。1999年921大地震重創村落與校舍後，社區遷移，學校於2004年在新校地重新啟用。如今發祥國小推行「彩虹發祥」原住民族本位課程，緊扣泰雅族祖靈文化，並設有柔道隊。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌈 The "Rainbow Faxiang" Curriculum
彩虹發祥本位課程
A dedicated indigenous and ethnic-education curriculum built directly around Atayal ancestral culture gives students a deep connection to their heritage.
🏗️ Rebuilt After 921
921地震後遷校重建
After the devastating 1999 earthquake damaged the village and school, the community relocated and reopened on a new campus in 2004, a testament to resilience.
🥋 A Competitive Judo Team
柔道隊
Faxiang fields a judo team, giving students an athletic outlet alongside their cultural and academic studies.
Ruiyan, the legendary origin point.
Faxiang Elementary sits at the Atayal people's legendary point of origin, Ruiyan, and its "Rainbow Faxiang" curriculum is built directly around Atayal ancestral culture in Ren'ai Township. See the Nantou county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 24, Guangfu Ln., Faxiang Village, Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
南投縣仁愛鄉發祥村光復巷24號
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