The city's first "new" postwar school.
Zhongming Elementary School was established in 1953 as "台中市西區忠明國民學校," notable for being the first elementary school founded in Taichung after the end of Japanese rule and the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China. Today the school sits along Taiwan Boulevard, a major BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor, with a stop on the line named after it.
忠明國小創立於民國42年（1953年），初名「台中市西區忠明國民學校」，是台灣光復後台中市第一所新設的國小。如今校址位於台灣大道上，這條快捷公車（BRT）廊道上更設有一站以本校為名。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎌 The First Postwar School
戰後首設國小
Founded in 1953, Zhongming holds the distinction of being the first elementary school established in Taichung after retrocession from Japanese colonial rule.
🚌 A BRT Stop Bears Its Name
BRT站以校為名
The school sits on Taiwan Boulevard, a major Bus Rapid Transit corridor, and a stop along that route is named directly after it.
🏛️ A Symbol of Transition
政權轉換的象徵
As the first newly founded school of the postwar era, Zhongming marks a symbolic milestone in the city's shift from Japanese colonial administration to Republic of China governance.
Marking West District's postwar transition.
Its postwar "first new school" status marks a symbolic milestone in West District's transition from Japanese colonial administration to Republic of China governance, a history shared with several other schools founded in the same decades. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 556, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xi District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市西區台灣大道二段556號
School's Official Website (Chinese) ↗
Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Zhongming Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.