Nearly a century in the Tsou village of Shanmei.
Shanmei Elementary was founded on February 23, 1929, during the Japanese colonial era — a founding date confirmed by the school's own 97th-anniversary publication. The school serves the Tsou (鄒族) village of Shanmei (also known by its Tsou name, Saviki), and places strong emphasis on Tsou indigenous-language education, including proficiency certification and vocabulary competitions. Its Tsou folk-song performance group has achieved national-level recognition, echoing the village's own renown for cultural tourism and ecological conservation.
山美國小創立於昭和4年（民國18年，1929年）2月23日日治時期，此創校年份由學校97週年紀念刊物確認。學校服務鄒族山美部落（鄒語名 Saviki），高度重視鄒語教育，包括語言能力認證與詞彙競賽。校內鄒族古謠隊表演團體已獲全國性肯定，呼應山美部落在生態保育與文化觀光方面的盛名。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎶 A National Award-Winning Tsou Choir
鄒族古謠表演團體
Shanmei's Tsou folk-song performance group has achieved national-level recognition, preserving traditional Tsou music through student performance.
🗣️ Language Certification and Competition
鄒語認證與詞彙競賽
Students take part in indigenous-language proficiency certification and vocabulary competitions as part of the school's strong Tsou-language program.
🐟 A Village Known for Ecological Recovery
達娜伊谷生態復育
Shanmei village is nationally known for its post-disaster ecological recovery at the Tanayiku Nature Ecology Park, a source of local pride that the school's community shares in.
Shanmei, a Tsou village of rivers and recovery.
Shanmei village (also called Saviki) is renowned across Taiwan for its indigenous-led ecological conservation — most famously the fish conservation efforts along the Danayigu stream, now the Tanayiku Nature Ecology Park — following recovery from the 1999 earthquake and subsequent typhoons. It is also a major hub of Tsou cultural tourism. See the Chiayi county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 61, Neighborhood 4, Shanmei Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan
嘉義縣阿里山鄉山美村4鄰61號
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