From a temple hall to a school of its own.
Pinglin Elementary School traces its beginnings to 1952, when classes were first held by borrowing space in the Pinglin Village assembly hall — a site now occupied by Yulin Temple. It operated as a branch of Taiping Elementary School before becoming independent in 1965. The school takes its name from Pinglin Village, one of Taiping District's outlying farming communities that was gradually absorbed into the area's expanding school district system.
坪林國小的歷史始於民國41年（1952年），當時借用坪林里活動中心（今已為育林宮所在地）上課，最初是太平國小的分校，於民國54年（1965年）正式獨立設校。校名取自坪林里，是太平區逐漸納入學區體系的外圍農村社區之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⛩️ A Beginning Borrowed From a Temple Site
借用活動中心起家
Classes first met in 1952 in the Pinglin Village assembly hall, a site now occupied by Yulin Temple, before the school gained its own campus.
🌾 Rooted in a Farming Village
農村社區的學校
The school takes its name from Pinglin Village, one of the outlying farming communities gradually folded into Taiping's school district as the area grew.
🏫 From Branch to Independent School
從分校到獨立設校
Pinglin operated as a branch of Taiping Elementary before becoming fully independent in 1965.
One of Taiping's farming villages.
Pinglin Elementary is named for Pinglin Village, one of several outlying farming communities gradually absorbed into Taiping District's school system as the area urbanized. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 45, Pinglin Rd., Taiping District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市太平區坪林路45號
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