Built from disaster, grown into the coast's largest school.
Zhulin Elementary was founded in 1960, built in part with donations from overseas Chinese communities in the wake of the devastating "8/7 flood" of 1959, one of Taiwan's worst natural disasters of the 20th century. The school grew steadily in the decades that followed, and by 2010 it had the largest student enrollment of any school on Taichung's coastal strip.
竹林國小創立於民國49年（1960年），部分建校經費來自海外華僑於1959年八七水災後的捐款援助——這場水災是二十世紀台灣最嚴重的天災之一。學校其後穩定成長，至2010年已成為台中海線在學人數最多的學校。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌊 Rebuilt From Disaster With Global Support
八七水災後的海外華僑捐款
Zhulin Elementary was built in 1960 partly with donations from overseas Chinese communities following the catastrophic 1959 "8/7 flood."
📈 The Coast's Largest School
海線在學人數最多
By 2010, Zhulin Elementary had grown to become the school with the largest enrollment anywhere on Taichung's coastal strip.
🤝 A Story of Community Rebuilding
戰後重建的社區故事
Its donation-funded founding reflects the broader mid-century effort to rebuild communities across Taiwan's coastal plain after natural disaster.
Rebuilding after the 1959 flood.
Zhulin Elementary's post-flood, donation-funded founding is a vivid piece of Shalu's mid-century history — a reminder of how overseas Chinese communities rallied to help rebuild Taiwan's coastal plain after the 1959 flood. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 821, Sec. 7, Taiwan Blvd., Zhulin Vil., Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市沙鹿區竹林里臺灣大道七段821號
School's Official Website (Chinese) ↗
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 Zhulin Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.