A small school named for a natural landform.
Yuantan Elementary opened in 1937 as a branch of Qishan No. 1 Public School, becoming an independent school in 1940. It remains a small rural school serving the Yuantan community in northern Cishan District. The name "圓潭," meaning "round pool," likely refers to a natural pool or pond landform in the area.
圓潭國小於1937年（昭和12年，日治時期）設立為旗山第一公學校分教場，1940年獨立設校，至今仍是服務旗山北部圓潭社區的小型鄉村學校。校名「圓潭」意為「圓形水潭」，推測與當地一處天然水潭或池塘地形有關。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌊 A Name Rooted in the Land
地名源於天然水潭
"圓潭" (round pool) likely traces back to a natural pond or pool landform that once marked this rural corner of northern Cishan.
🏫 Nearly Nine Decades of Local Schooling
近九十年在地辦學
From a 1937 branch campus to full independence in 1940, Yuantan has served its small mountain-adjacent community for close to ninety years.
🌾 A Small School for a Small Community
小校服務小社區
As a compact rural elementary school, Yuantan continues to anchor daily life for families in the Yuantan area of northern Cishan.
A quiet corner of northern Cishan.
Yuantan Elementary anchors a small rural community in the mountain-adjacent northern reaches of Cishan District, part of the same rural landscape shared by several other small schools in this batch. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 179, Sec. 3, Qijia Rd., Cishan Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市旗山區旗甲路三段179號
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