Founded inside a shrine to the god of scholarship.
Madou Elementary School is the oldest school in Madou District, founded in June 1898 as a satellite classroom of the Chiayi Mandarin Training Institute (嘉義國語傳習所蔴荳分教場), located inside the Wenchang Shrine (文昌祠) of Dongjiao Village. It became "Madou Public School" in October 1898; a separate Madou Girls' Public School was established alongside it in 1921; and it was renamed "Madou North National School" in 1941. Over 125 years old, it is the anchor school from which several later Madou-area elementary schools trace their institutional lineage as branch campuses.
麻豆國小是麻豆區歷史最悠久的學校，創立於明治31年（1898年）6月，最初為嘉義國語傳習所蔴荳分教場，設於東角里文昌祠內。同年10月改為「蔴荳公學校」；1921年另設麻豆女子公學校；1941年改名「麻豆北國民學校」。學校已有超過125年歷史，是麻豆地區多所後來設立的國小共同的校史源頭，這些學校最初都曾是麻豆國小的分校。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 The Oldest School in Madou
麻豆歷史最悠久學校
Founded in June 1898, Madou Elementary is the oldest school in the district, with over 125 years of continuous history.
🏛️ Founded Inside a Confucian Shrine
創校於文昌祠內
The school began as a satellite classroom housed inside the Wenchang Shrine, dedicated to the god of literature and scholarship.
👧 A Separate Girls' School in 1921
1921年設女子公學校
A dedicated Madou Girls' Public School was established alongside the main school in 1921, reflecting the era's separate schooling for boys and girls.
🌳 The Root of Madou's School Lineage
麻豆國小體系源頭
As the district's oldest school, it is the anchor from which several later Madou-area elementary schools trace their lineage as former branch campuses.
Learning inside the god of scholarship's shrine.
Its founding inside the Wenchang Shrine — dedicated to the god of literature and scholarship — situates Madou's oldest school directly within the religious and civic landscape of the old Madou settlement, alongside the district's other major historic temple, Daitianfu. See the Tainan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 18, Wenchang Rd., Dongjiao Village, Madou District, Tainan City 721, Taiwan
721臺南市麻豆區東角里文昌路18號
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