A living museum of Yuanli's Japanese-era heritage.
Shanjiao Elementary School became an independent school in 1916, having grown out of a branch school established in 1912 — giving it well over a century of history. Its campus contains a nationally recognized cluster of Japanese-era teacher dormitories, built between 1937 and 1944, which were registered as Miaoli County historic architecture in 2003. The school sits close to the Rush Handicraft Culture Museum, making its grounds a landmark for both education and heritage in Yuanli.
山腳國小於1916年（大正5年）獨立設校，前身為1912年設立的分校，校史已逾百年。校園內保存一組全國知名的日治時期教師宿舍群，建於1937至1944年間，於2003年登錄為苗栗縣歷史建築。學校緊鄰藺草文化館，使校園本身也成為苑裡教育與文化資產的重要地標。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏛️ Registered Historic Dormitories
縣定歷史建築宿舍群
The campus preserves a cluster of Japanese-era teacher dormitories built 1937–1944, registered as Miaoli County historic architecture in 2003.
🧺 Next to the Rush Culture Museum
緊鄰藺草文化館
Shanjiao's campus sits beside the Rush Handicraft Culture Museum, tying the school directly to Yuanli's signature weaving heritage.
🏫 Over a Century of History
逾百年校史
Independent since 1916 and rooted in an even earlier 1912 branch school, Shanjiao is one of the older elementary campuses in the Yuanli area.
Heritage buildings meet living craft.
Shanjiao Elementary's own campus preserves Yuanli's Japanese-era heritage buildings and sits beside the township's Rush-Weaving Culture Museum, making it a living landmark of Yuanli's signature Hakka/Hoklo rush-craft tradition. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Jiushe Village, Yuanli Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
苗栗縣苑裡鎮舊社里10鄰47號
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