Where Chenggong's story began.
Zhongxiao Elementary was founded on October 12, 1904, under Japanese colonial rule as "Taitung Kokugo Denshūjo Chenggwang'ao Branch School," and has been renamed several times since. Its roots reach back to before the region's harbor was even built — the school stands in the historic Chenggwang'ao area, the original point of Han Chinese settlement in what later became Chenggong, dating to the 1860s and 1870s. Nearby once stood Guanghengfa, established in 1916 and once the largest general store on Taiwan's entire east coast.
忠孝國小創立於民國前8年(1904年)10月12日,日治時期名為「臺東國語傳習所成廣澳分教場」,其後歷經多次更名。學校的歷史比成功港的興建還要早——校址位於成廣澳,是後來發展為成功鎮的最早漢人聚落,可追溯至1860、70年代。附近曾有東海岸規模最大的雜貨商行「廣恆發」,創立於民國5年(1916年)。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Among the Oldest on This Coast
東海岸最早設立的學校之一
Founded in 1904, Zhongxiao predates the harbor that made Chenggong famous by nearly three decades, making it one of the oldest schools anywhere along this stretch of coast.
🏘️ Standing in Chenggong's First Settlement
成廣澳——最早的漢人聚落
The school sits in Chenggwang'ao, the site of the earliest Han Chinese settlement in the area, dating to the 1860s and 1870s, well before "Chenggong" existed as a name or a fishing town.
🏪 Near a Storied Trading Post
廣恆發商行舊址
Nearby once stood Guanghengfa, founded in 1916 and remembered as the largest general store on Taiwan's entire east coast, a testament to the area's early commercial importance.
Chenggwang'ao, before Chenggong.
Zhongxiao Elementary stands in Chenggwang'ao (成廣澳), the earliest Han Chinese settlement point in what became Chenggong, well before the 1932 completion of the Xingang fishing port made "Chenggong" the region's dominant fishing town. The school's century-plus history is a living record of that earlier chapter.
Find the school.
961台東縣成功鎮成廣路8號
No. 8, Chengguang Rd., Chenggong Town, Taitung County 961, Taiwan
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