A castle rebuilt after disaster.
Hsincheng Elementary was founded in 1918 during the Japanese colonial era. Its castle-like, red-tile-roofed architecture near a historic black-sugar production area earned it the nickname "the castle amid sugar fragrance" (糖香中的城堡). The school suffered severe damage in the catastrophic June 25, 1961 Lianyi Gunpowder Factory explosion, and its campus was eventually rebuilt in 2013. Today it is the smallest of Baoshan Township's three elementary schools, with only about 60 students.
新城國小創立於大正7年（1918年），紅瓦屋頂的城堡式建築，加上鄰近歷史悠久的黑糖產區，讓學校贏得「糖香中的城堡」的美稱。民國50年（1961年）6月25日，聯益炸藥工廠發生重大爆炸意外，校舍嚴重受損，最終於民國102年（2013年）重建完成。如今學校是寶山鄉三所國小中規模最小的一所，僅約60名學生。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏰 The Castle Amid Sugar Fragrance
糖香中的城堡
The school's red-tile-roofed, castle-like architecture near a historic black-sugar production area earned it this distinctive local nickname.
💥 Rebuilt After a 1961 Disaster
1961年爆炸意外後重建
The catastrophic 1961 Lianyi Gunpowder Factory explosion severely damaged the campus, which was ultimately rebuilt in 2013 — a story of resilience the school carries with it.
👨👩👧👦 The Smallest of Three
寶山鄉最小的國小
With only about 60 students, Hsincheng is the smallest of Baoshan Township's three elementary schools, offering an especially close-knit community feel.
Baoshan's black-sugar and hill-farming heritage.
The school's "castle amid sugar fragrance" identity ties directly to Baoshan's historic black-sugar production and its broader hill-farming heritage.
Find the school.
No. 475, Sec. 2, Baoxin Rd., Baoshan Township, Hsinchu County 30843, Taiwan
30843新竹縣寶山鄉寶新路二段475號
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