Yang Shu-ching started the Kinmen Studies series as a young man, spurred on by the thought that he could contribute much more in Kinmen, where his skills were badly needed, than in Taiwan, where he was just another editor.
楊樹清也表示，早年他創辦「金門報導」是衝著一股熱情，心想台灣不少一個文字編輯，但金門永遠都少一個文化工作者。