The town's oldest school is Matou Elementary, founded during the Ching dynasty. With nine elementary schools and four high schools, Matou has more schools than any other township in southern Taiwan. With a large population of students, bookstores are similarly plentiful.
「真正的麻豆文旦頭尖底肥，略呈葫蘆形，皮薄、色黃，體積約只一巴掌大，但因為含水量多，所以拿在手上沉甸甸的。」