A name that remembers thirsty land.
Shenshui Elementary opened in 1971 as a branch campus of Hengshan Elementary School, becoming independent in 1976. Located in Yanchao District's Shenshui Village, the school runs a food and agriculture education program that connects students with the land in an area historically defined by its dry, badlands terrain.
深水國小創立於民國60年（1971年），原為橫山國小分校，民國65年（1976年）獨立設校。學校位於燕巢區深水里，推動食農教育，讓學生在這片以乾旱惡地地形著稱的土地上，親近農業與土地。
What makes this school worth knowing.
💧 A Name Rooted in Water
校名見證缺水歷史
"Shenshui" means "deep water" — a name believed to reflect the community's historical reliance on wells and reservoirs in Yanchao's dry, badlands-dominated landscape.
🌱 Growing Food and Agriculture Education
食農教育扎根
The school runs a food and agriculture education program, giving students hands-on experience with the land despite the district's challenging dryland terrain.
🏫 A Branch That Grew Independent
從分校獨立設校
Opened in 1971 as a branch of Hengshan Elementary, Shenshui became a fully independent school five years later in 1976.
Living with the badlands' dry terrain.
Much of Yanchao District sits atop dry, eroded mudstone badlands (惡地), where wells and reservoirs have long been essential to daily life — a history preserved in Shenshui Village's very name, "deep water." See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 2, Shenzhong Rd., Shenshui Village, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市燕巢區深水里深中路2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 Shenshui Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.