An aborted attempt to extend Qing dynasty era education into Taiwanese Indigenous territory along the newly opened Batongguan Old Trail (八通關古道) around 1888. Wanxingguan School (萬興關學堂) enrolled around 20 students but only operated for around a year. In the early 1980s a monument was erected on the site of the long-vanished school to commemorate its historic value.
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Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Education History in Taiwan (臺灣教育史)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
- Batongguan Trail (八通關古道)
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