A small school with deep mountain roots.
Shilin Elementary is a small mountain school in Taian Township with roughly 30 students, tracing its origins to a Japanese-era branch of nearby Xiangbi Elementary. Set near Mt. Mabanang (馬那邦山) — a peak famous across Taiwan for hiking and its autumn maple leaves — the school serves the local Atayal community and places special emphasis on passing down indigenous language and traditional culture on campus.
士林國小是泰安鄉一所僅約30名學生的小型山區學校，其歷史可追溯至鄰近象鼻國小的日治時期分教場。學校鄰近以健行與秋季楓紅聞名全台的馬那邦山，服務當地泰雅族社區，並特別重視在校園中推廣泰雅族語言與傳統文化。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🍁 Beside a Famous Hiking Peak
鄰近馬那邦山
The school sits close to Mt. Mabanang, a renowned hiking destination famous islandwide for its maple-leaf displays each autumn.
🪶 Everyday Atayal Culture
泰雅族語言文化推廣
With around 30 students, Shilin actively weaves Atayal indigenous language and traditional culture into daily campus life rather than treating it as a special add-on.
🏫 Roots in a Japanese-Era Branch School
源於日治時期分教場
The school's history traces back to a branch of Xiangbi Elementary established during the Japanese colonial era, part of a network of small mountain schools serving Atayal villages.
In the heart of Atayal mountain country.
Nestled in Taian's mountainous Atayal indigenous homeland near Mt. Mabanang, the school integrates Atayal language and traditional culture into daily campus life, reflecting the township's identity as Miaoli's only mountain indigenous district. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Taian Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
36545苗栗縣泰安鄉士林村5鄰馬那邦26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 Shilin Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.