Yet whether one is speaking about business, culture and history, or religion, there are two pillars of support for community development in Matou: first, the excellent cultural and historical conditions; and second, the strong feelings that the cultural elite have for their home town.
然而不論產業、文史或宗教，麻豆社造運動背後的主要支撐基礎其實有兩大要素，一為麻豆先天歷史文化條件，二為麻豆文化菁英對故鄉的濃厚情感。