Dali's very first public school.
Dali Elementary traces its founding to 1914, when it opened as a branch of the Taichung Public School during the Japanese colonial era, becoming independent as "Dali-yi Public School" (大里杙公學校) in 1918. It holds the distinction of being the first public school established within Dali itself. Its original name preserves "Dali-yi" (大里杙), the Qing-dynasty place-name for Dali as a river port town on the Dali River.
大里國小創立於1914年（日治時期），最初為「臺中公學校」分校，1918年獨立設校並命名為「大里杙公學校」，是大里區內最早設立的公立學校。其原始校名「大里杙」保留了大里作為清代大里溪河港聚落的舊稱。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🥇 Dali's First Public School
大里第一所公立學校
Established in 1914 and made independent in 1918, Dali Elementary holds the distinction of being the first public school founded within Dali itself.
⚓ A Name From the River Port Era
校名源自河港時代
Its original name "Dali-yi" (大里杙) directly preserves the Qing-dynasty place-name for Dali as a Dali River trading port.
🏛️ A Colonial-Era Founding
日治時期創校
Founded in 1914 as a branch of the Taichung Public School, the school predates most of Dali's other campuses by decades.
A name that remembers a river port.
Its original name "大里杙" preserves the old Qing-dynasty place-name for Dali (a river port town), directly tying the school to Dali's origins as a Dali River trading port. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 50, Xinxing Rd., Dali Dist., Taichung City 412, Taiwan
臺中市大里區新興路50號
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