A century in the Qingshui settlement.
Zhuoqing Elementary traces its history back to January 1, 1921, when it opened as "Qingshui Education Institute" (清水教育所), a school administered by Japanese colonial police for children of the local Bunun settlement. The school marked its 100th anniversary around 2021–2022, and today its campus reflects that Bunun heritage directly — most visibly through a flagpole mural depicting Bunun flood mythology, and a design scheme built around red, white, and black Indigenous motifs. The school is also known for its resident campus cats.
卓清國小的歷史可追溯至大正10年（1921年）1月1日創立的「清水教育所」，最初由日本殖民時期的警察機構管理，服務當地布農族部落的孩童。學校於民國110年（2021年）前後歡慶建校百週年，如今校園直接呈現布農文化——最顯眼的是旗桿上描繪布農洪水神話的壁畫，以及採用紅、白、黑等原住民意象的設計風格。學校也以校園中的貓咪聞名。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌊 A Mural of Bunun Flood Myth
洪水神話旗桿壁畫
A striking mural on the school's flagpole depicts Bunun flood mythology, turning a functional campus fixture into a piece of living cultural storytelling.
🏛️ A Century-Old Founding
創校逾百年歷史
Founded in 1921 as a Japanese colonial-era institute for Bunun children, Zhuoqing celebrated its 100th anniversary around 2021, making it one of the oldest schools in Zhuoxi Township.
🎨 Red, White, and Black Design
紅白黑原住民意象
The campus visual identity draws on red, white, and black — colors carrying deep meaning in Indigenous design traditions — throughout its buildings and signage.
🐱 Campus Cats and Community Feel
校園貓咪
Resident cats wander the grounds, part of the relaxed, close-knit atmosphere that comes with being a small school in a tight community.
Zhuoxi Township, a Bunun mountain home.
Zhuoxi Township is a remote, mountainous district of Hualien County near Yushan National Park, home to a majority Bunun Indigenous population. Its eight elementary schools — and no junior high — reflect villages small enough that most students continue their education elsewhere after sixth grade. See the Hualien schools page for the full township list.
Find the school.
982 Hualien County, Zhuoxi Township, Zhuoqing Village, Neighborhood 1, No. 6, Taiwan
982花蓮縣卓溪鄉卓清村1鄰6號
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