National Legacy Ink Shop was owned by Lin Hsiang-chu, a master ink maker originally from the Fuzhou area of mainland China. Lin had been visiting Taiwan at age 18 when the resumption of the civil war on the mainland ended cross-strait contacts. Forced by circumstance to stay in Taiwan, he opened an ink shop and put down roots.
「國粹墨莊」負責人林祥菊，原是中國大陸福州地區的製墨師傅，十八歲時來台旅遊，適逢國共內戰，台海情勢緊張，兩岸交通突然宣告中斷，林祥菊被迫滯留台灣，便在台灣落地生根、開設墨莊。