From a private classics academy to a public school.
Zhonghu Elementary traces its origins to 1929, when it began as a private Chinese-classics academy known as a “hanwen shufang” (漢文書房) — an informal community school teaching classical Chinese texts, common in rural Taiwan before the public education system matured. It was reorganized and renamed Zhonghu Elementary School in 1948, and remains one of the smaller, older schools serving Yingge District today.
中湖國小的歷史可追溯至民國18年（1929年），最初以私塾「漢文書房」形式設立，教授漢文經典，是當時台灣鄉間常見的非正式社區教育型態。民國37年（1948年）改制並更名為中湖國民小學，至今仍是鶯歌地區歷史較悠久的小型學校之一。
What makes this school worth knowing.
📜 Roots in a Private Chinese-Classics School
源自漢文書房私塾
Zhonghu Elementary began life in 1929 as a private “hanwen shufang,” teaching classical Chinese texts long before it became a modern public school.
🏫 A Small, Historic Campus
歷史悠久的小型校園
Renamed Zhonghu Elementary in 1948, the school remains one of the smaller, older campuses in Yingge District, with a close-knit community feel.
🌾 A Window Into Rural Yingge's Past
見證鶯歌鄉間教育史
The school's origins reflect the informal, community-based schooling common in rural Yingge before Taiwan's public education system took its modern shape.
A window into rural Yingge's schooling past.
Zhonghu Elementary's origin as a “漢文書房” (Chinese-classics academy) reflects the informal, community-based schooling common in rural Yingge before Taiwan's public education system matured. See the New Taipei county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 25, Zhonghu St., Yingge District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
新北市鶯歌區中湖街25號
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