A name older than "Jinshan" itself.
Jinshan Elementary School's history stretches back to 1898, when it opened as a branch of the Keelung Mandarin Training Institute under Japanese rule, before being renamed Jinbaoli Public School that same October. With more than 125 years of history, it is one of the oldest schools on Taiwan's North Coast. Its earliest name, "Jinbaoli" (金包里), is the historic Ketagalan-derived place name for Jinshan itself, tying the school directly to the district's Indigenous linguistic heritage.
金山國小的歷史可追溯至1898年（日治時期），最初為基隆國語傳習所分教場，同年10月更名為金包里公學校。校史逾125年，是北海岸歷史最悠久的學校之一。最初的校名「金包里」源自凱達格蘭族語，是金山地區的古地名，直接連結該地的原住民語言文化遺產。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ 125+ Years of History
逾125年校史
Tracing its roots to 1898, Jinshan Elementary is one of the oldest schools on Taiwan's North Coast, with more than 125 years of continuous history.
🏷️ A Name From the Ketagalan People
凱達格蘭古地名
The school's earliest name, "Jinbaoli" (金包里), is the historic Ketagalan-derived place name for Jinshan itself, preserving a trace of the region's Indigenous linguistic heritage.
🇯🇵 Roots in the Japanese Colonial Era
根源於日治時期
The school began in 1898 as a branch of the Keelung Mandarin Training Institute, part of the earliest wave of formal schooling introduced under Japanese colonial rule.
A trace of the Ketagalan people.
The school's earliest name, "Jinbaoli" (金包里), is the historic Ketagalan-derived place name for Jinshan itself — a reminder that the district's identity predates both Japanese colonial rule and the modern Chinese name "Jinshan." See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 234, Zhongshan Rd., Jinshan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市金山區中山路234號
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