A tiny school at the mountain's edge.
Ruifeng Elementary is an extremely small, remote school in Shangping Village, with just 16 elementary students and 8 kindergartners in recent counts. Its oldest surviving teaching building dates to 1967, though the school itself is locally described as roughly 80 years old. Despite its size, Ruifeng has built a distinctive identity: students perform Atayal folklore stories in theatrical form, winning recognition at the county level, and the curriculum weaves together food and agricultural education, bilingual instruction, calligraphy, and environmental conservation.
瑞峰國小是位於上坪里的極小型偏鄉學校,近年統計僅有16名國小學生及8名幼兒園生。現存最早的教學大樓建於民國56年(1967年),但學校本身在地方上被稱為已有約80年歷史。儘管規模迷你,瑞峰國小發展出鮮明特色:學生以戲劇形式演出泰雅族傳說故事,並在縣級比賽中獲得肯定,課程也融合食農教育、雙語教學、書法及環境保育。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎭 Atayal Folklore on Stage
泰雅族傳說戲劇演出
Students perform Atayal folklore stories in theatrical form, an achievement that has won the tiny school recognition at the county level despite its small enrollment.
👨👩👧 One of the Smallest Schools Around
全竹東最迷你的學校之一
With only 16 elementary students and 8 kindergartners in recent counts, Ruifeng is among the smallest and most intimate schools in the Zhudong-Wufeng area.
🌾 A Broad, Grounded Curriculum
多元扎根課程
Despite its size, the school integrates food and agricultural education, bilingual instruction, calligraphy, and environmental conservation into daily learning.
Standing at the gateway to Wufeng.
Located in Shangping Village at the gateway to Wufeng Township via County Road 122, this tiny school sits at the literal transition point between Zhudong's commercial lowlands and the Atayal mountain communities beyond — a location echoed in its students' performances of Atayal folklore.
Find the school.
No. 43, Shangping, Shangping Village, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
新竹縣竹東鎮上坪里上坪43號
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Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Ruifeng Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.