Peanut country, built into the campus itself.
Heping Elementary began as a branch school in 1951, became independent in 1962, and took its current name in 1968. The school celebrated its 60th anniversary as an independent institution, and today its campus directly reflects Yuanchang Township's identity as one of the region's leading peanut-producing areas — down to peanut-shaped classroom nameplates and an organic vegetable garden where students learn peanut cultivation firsthand.
和平國小前身為民國40年（1951年）設立的分校，於民國51年（1962年）獨立設校，並於民國57年（1968年）更為現名，曾舉辦獨立設校60週年紀念活動。學校校園設計直接呼應元長鄉作為區域花生主要產地的特色——教室門牌做成花生造型，並設有有機蔬果園，讓學生親手學習花生栽種。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🥜 Peanut-Shaped Classroom Nameplates
花生造型教室門牌
Classroom nameplates across campus are shaped like peanuts — a playful, unmistakable nod to Yuanchang's identity as one of Taiwan's leading peanut-growing townships.
🌱 A Garden Where Students Grow Peanuts
有機蔬果園種花生
An organic vegetable garden on campus lets students learn peanut cultivation hands-on, connecting classroom learning directly to the township's agricultural economy.
🐦 Home to Taiwan's Lapwings
灰頭麥雞棲地
Nearly 90% of Taiwan's roughly 8,700 grey-headed lapwings live in Yunlin County, making the farmland around schools like Heping an important habitat for this striking wetland bird.
🎉 Six Decades as an Independent School
獨立設校一甲子
Heping marked its 60th anniversary as an independent school, a milestone celebrating six decades of continuous service to the local farming community.
Yuanchang, Taiwan's peanut heartland.
Heping Elementary directly threads Yuanchang Township's identity as the region's leading peanut producer into its campus design, gardens, and student art — from peanut-shaped classroom nameplates to a garden where children grow the crop themselves. See the Yunlin county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Yuanchang Township, Yunlin County 655024, Taiwan
655024雲林縣元長鄉子茂路4號
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