Over a century beside the old river.
Zhaoming Elementary was founded in 1918, during the Japanese colonial era, as Chikan Public School (赤崁公學校). It was renamed Zhaoming School after 1945 and took its current name, Zhaoming Elementary School, in 1968. With over a century of history, the school also operates a branch campus near Kaohsiung's Pingding Special District that preserves Japanese-era remnants and looks out over the old Xiashui River — the historical name for what is today the Gaoping River.
昭明國小創立於日治大正7年（1918年），原名「赤崁公學校」。1945年後改名為昭明國校，1968年再定名為昭明國民小學。學校已有逾百年歷史，並設有一處分校，鄰近高雄坪頂特定區，保留日治時期遺跡，俯瞰舊稱「下淡水溪」的河域，也就是今日的高屏溪。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 Over a Century of History
逾百年校史
Founded in 1918 as Chikan Public School (赤崁公學校), Zhaoming Elementary has carried more than a hundred years of continuous local education.
⛩️ Japanese-Era Remnants on a Branch Campus
分校的日治遺跡
A branch campus near Kaohsiung's Pingding Special District preserves physical remnants from the Japanese colonial era.
🌊 A View of the Old River
俯瞰舊河域
The branch campus's hillside setting overlooks the old Xiashui River (下淡水溪), the historical name for today's Gaoping River.
A view over a historic river.
The branch campus's view over the "下淡水溪" — the old name for today's Gaoping River — connects Zhaoming Elementary to the river system that shaped settlement patterns across southern Kaohsiung for centuries. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 80, Lane 300, Fenglin 1st Rd., Daliao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市大寮區鳳林一路300巷80號
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