To celebrate the 100th birthday of our nation, the Ministry of Education is hosting multiple exhibitions for the schools that are over 100 years old accross the island. Among the 280 institutions, 86 of them have been around for over a century in Northern Taiwan, including the Panchiao Elementary School that is currently 138 years old. Through the display of pictures and records, the public is able to witness the changes and the transformation within the education system.

The school kids gather for the morning exercise. Many precious images from the Japanese era, including photos of school sports fair, are on display in the 100-year-old school exhibit.

Taipei City's Lao Song Elementary School is already 115 years old. It previously held the record for the world's oldest elementary school. The school has seen the change in Taiwanese demographics in the last 100 years.

During the height of school in 1966, there were 11,110 students enrolled. The school's sports field was limited and only upper classmen attended the flag raising ceremony.

Students needed to be divided into two groups to go to the bathroom. But as birth rates decline, the school is left with less than 1,000 kids. This old man points to a photograph of the old principal on the wall and said he missed those times.

The exhibit also showcased books, student grades, and yearbooks from the Japanese era. There was also an old uniform of Chung Shan Girls High School.

Taiwan's education system changed as it went from the Japanese Era to the current Taiwanese government. These schools also witnessed Taiwan's evolution in the past 100 years.