Started by villagers, before the government said yes.
Wenquan Elementary's origins go back to 1958, when local villagers pooled their own money to hire a teacher and set up a makeshift classroom — a full year before the government granted formal approval in 1959. The school became fully independent in 1962. Between 2004 and 2006 it was completely rebuilt as part of a county tourism-promotion campaign, and the campus now hosts a county "Interactive English Teaching Resource Center." The village's name, Wenquan, means "hot spring," reflecting the geothermal springs the area is known for.
溫泉國小的起源可追溯至1958年，當地村民自發集資聘請教師、設立克難教室，比政府於1959年正式核准早了整整一年。學校於1962年正式獨立設校。2004年至2006年間，配合縣府觀光推廣計畫進行全面重建，校園目前也設有縣立「互動式英語教學資源中心」。村名「溫泉」即反映出當地聞名的地熱溫泉資源。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🤝 Founded by the Community Itself
村民自發集資創校
Villagers pooled their own money in 1958 to hire a teacher and set up a makeshift classroom, a full year before the government formally approved the school — a genuine grassroots origin story.
💬 An English Teaching Resource Hub
互動式英語教學資源中心
The campus now houses a county-run Interactive English Teaching Resource Center, giving the school a role in language education that extends beyond its own student body.
♨️ Named for the Local Hot Springs
因地熱溫泉而得名
The village and school take their name, "Wenquan" (hot spring), directly from the geothermal springs that put the area on Taitung's tourism map, echoed in a full campus rebuild between 2004 and 2006.
Beinan Township's hot-spring village.
The village name "Wenquan" (hot spring) reflects the area's namesake geothermal springs, one of several distinct micro-communities that make up Beinan Township alongside its Puyuma Indigenous villages and farming settlements.
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Wenquan Village, Beinan Township, Taitung County, Taiwan
台東縣卑南鄉溫泉村
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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 Wenquan Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.