Over a century at the heart of Shengang.
Shengang Elementary School opened its first classes in 1902 inside Shunji Temple, a local folk-religion temple, linking the school's origin directly to the district's traditional village religious life. Now more than 120 years old, it is Shengang's oldest and most central school. In 1935, the campus was struck by the devastating Central Taiwan earthquake, which collapsed eight classrooms and caused 189 student casualties — a tragedy the school has carried in its long institutional memory ever since.
神岡國小於1902年在順天宮（地方民間信仰廟宇）內開始上課，本校創校淵源因此與地方傳統村落宗教生活緊密相連。至今逾120年校史，是神岡地區歷史最悠久、位居核心的學校。1935年，校園受臺灣中部大地震重創，8間教室倒塌、189名學生罹難或受傷，這場悲劇長久留存於學校的歷史記憶中。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Over 120 Years of History
逾120年校史
Shengang Elementary is the oldest and most central school in the district, with roots reaching back to 1902.
🙏 First Held in a Local Temple
始於地方廟宇
The school's earliest classes were held inside Shunji Temple, a local folk-religion temple, tying its origin to the community's traditional religious life.
🕯️ A History Marked by the 1935 Earthquake
1935年大地震的印記
The devastating 1935 Central Taiwan earthquake collapsed eight of the school's classrooms and caused 189 student casualties, a tragedy still remembered in the school's long history.
Founded in a temple, tested by an earthquake.
Shengang Elementary's first classes were held inside Shunji Temple, a local folk-religion temple — a direct link between the district's oldest school and Shengang's traditional village religious life. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 1, Shenzhen Rd., Shengang Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市神岡區神圳路1號
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