The level of education soared, and a total of 43 candidates from Kinmen eventually passed the extremely competitive imperial examinations over the years. The military period began after the Mongols put an end to the Song dynasty in 1279. Loyal Song subjects unwilling to submit to Mongol rule retreated to Kinmen.
「人文時期」則是宋代朱熹任同安主簿時，在金門設燕南書院，文風鼎盛，先後出過進士四十三人的人文高峰。