The refugee period began during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420 AD), when Kinmen's six main clans (Su, Chen, Wu, Tsai, Lu, and Yen) first settled the island. This period continued on up through the early years of the Song dynasty (960-1279), when people fled here from China's war-torn heartland.
「難民時期」從東晉時期，蘇、陳、吳、蔡、呂、顏六姓宗族移居金門算起，到宋代初年，義民因中原戰亂將此地視為海外桃源，渡海避居。