There are more than 180 surnames in Kinmen, and the ancestral temples are a declaration of the united spirit and territoriality of each clan settlement. This is why there are more than 160 temples, the oldest going back more than 400 years. They are symbols of clan cohesion.
金門有一百八十多個姓氏，他們各立宗祠，共有一百六十多座，最古老的超過四百年，宗祠是團結精神與地域佔有的宣示，也是凝聚宗族向心力的精神象徵。