Kinmen County · Historic Sites
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Zhuzi Shrine
金城鎮 · Historic Sites
The Kinmen Zhuzi Shrine was established in the 26th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty (1687) and originally set up within Wujiang Academy. In the 35th year of the Qianlong reign (1770), Assistant Magistrate Cheng Yu, finding the academy too cramped, proposed building a hall and surrounding wings, but the plan was not completed because he left office. The property was later purchased by the local notable Huang Rushi and converted back into an academy, with altars dedicated to Zhuzi, Kui Xing, the Wenchang Emperor, the God of Earth and Wealth, and Kinmen worthies such as Xu Sheng, Lü Dakui, Lin Xiyuan, Wang Lixing, Qiu Kui, and Xu Xie. In the 46th year of the Qianlong reign (1781), the original academy site was requisitioned for the county assistant magistrate’s office, and a new academy and Zhuzi Shrine were rebuilt on the former site of the local charity school to the west.
Chen Shiyin Mansion
金城鎮 · Historic Sites
Chen Shiyin Mansion was built in 1932 with an investment of 30,000 silver dollars by Chen Shiyin of Gaokeng, Kinmen, who made his fortune through business in Singapore and Indonesia after going abroad in 1903 during the late Qing dynasty. It was designated a county-level historic site in 2006.