SCHOOL MARKER: A former principal at a Hsinchu County school said that the etched rock had been hidden amid weeds for years before he rediscovered it
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 14, 2019
By: Liao Hsueh-ju / Staff reporter
Historians on Saturday called on the Hsinchu County Government to designate an etched
A monument erected in 1928 to mark the 30th anniversary of Emei Elementary School in Hsinchu County is pictured on Friday. Photo: Liao Hsieh-ju, Taipei Times
rock at Emei Elementary School in Hsinchu County as a historical artifact, saying that the 91-year-old anniversary marker has important historical value.
The monument was set up in 1928 for the school’s 30th anniversary, but had been left untended until it was rediscovered 20 years ago, covered in moss and weeds.
The Hsinchu County Bureau of Cultural Affairs said the stone monument was inspected about 10 years ago, while its Cultural Heritage Division makes non-scheduled visits to check its condition from time to time and the school does a good job of preserving it.
The division said that requests to designate it as a historical monument would be reviewed in accordance with the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act (文化資產保存法).
At the school’s 120th anniversary in October last year, Chiang Hsin-chi (姜信淇), a retired former principal of the school, said he found a photograph of the monument while preparing for the school’s 100th anniversary in 1998. [FULL STORY]
