The old East Gate of downtown Taoyuan.
Dongmen Elementary was founded March 28, 1934 as "桃園第二公學校" (Taoyuan Second Public School) under Japanese rule, with first principal Noguchi Eisaku. It was renamed "春日國民學校" in 1941, "桃園第一國民學校" in 1946, and "桃園鎮東門國民學校" in 1947; it became "桃園縣桃園市東門國民小學" in 1971 when the town was upgraded to a city, and finally its present name in 2014 when Taoyuan County became a special municipality. The school spun off a "會稽分校" in 1952 and a "大林分校" in 1957 — meaning three schools in this batch (Dongmen, Hui-Ji, and Jian-Guo) trace back to a single lineage. It celebrated its 90th anniversary around 2024–2025.
東門國小創立於民國23年（1934年）3月28日，日治時期初名「桃園第二公學校」，首任校長為野口榮作。1941年更名「春日國民學校」，1946年改稱「桃園第一國民學校」，1947年再更名為「桃園鎮東門國民學校」；1971年桃園升格為縣轄市後改稱「桃園縣桃園市東門國民小學」，2014年桃園縣升格直轄市後定名為現名。學校於1952年分出「會稽分校」，1957年分出「大林分校」——本批次三校（東門、會稽、建國）皆同出一脈。學校於2024至2025年間慶祝建校90週年。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏘️ A Registered Japanese-Era Dormitory
日式宿舍國家文化資產
The "東門國小日式宿舍" (East Gate Elementary Japanese-style dormitory) is registered as an official historic building on Taiwan's National Cultural Heritage database — a rare intact physical link to the school's 1934 founding.
🌳 Parent School to Two Others
會稽、建國兩校的母校
Dongmen is historically the parent school of both Hui-Ji Elementary (est. as its branch, 1952) and Jian-Guo Elementary (est. as its branch, 1957) — three schools in this district tracing to one lineage.
🎉 A 90th Anniversary Celebration
建校90週年慶
The school marked its 90th anniversary around 2024–2025, a milestone covered by city government news.
🏯 Five Name Changes Across a Century
歷經多次更名
From "Taoyuan Second Public School" in 1934 to its present name in 2014, Dongmen has been renamed five times, each change tracking a shift in Taiwan's political administration.
A living link to the old walled city.
Dongmen Elementary sits deep in the culturally rich educational district at the historic heart of downtown Taoyuan City, and its preserved Japanese-era dormitory building is a direct physical remnant of the colonial-period school system that shaped the district's original core. Its name, "東門" (East Gate), belongs to the same directional-gate naming series as 西門國小 (West Gate) — a permanent reminder of the old walled city's four cardinal gates. See the Taoyuan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 14, Dongguo St., Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City 33047, Taiwan
33047桃園市桃園區東國街14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 Dongmen Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.