The 12th-century Neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi is said to have visited the island to inspect its schools. He greatly influenced the local culture, and many scholars from Kinmen won success in the imperial examinations.
受到相傳曾至金門視學的南宋大儒朱熹影響，古早金門文風鼎盛，考取功名者甚多，而瓊林聚落則是其中翹楚。