For many years, practically all elementary and junior high schools in Taiwan were built to the same cookie-cutter specifications: A massive school gate with a statue of Chiang Kai-shek or Sun Yat-sen in the entryway, flower beds positioned symmetrically on either side.
巍峨的校門，入口處擺著國父或蔣公銅像，兩旁對稱的花圃，中間穿堂後是操場，教室成ㄇ字形或口字形，操場邊有溜滑梯和盪鞦韆等設施。這是台灣中小學校園的標準空間。