The inclusion of Zhu Xi in Lung's list left a few Taipei City Councilors feeling confused. And there was even more consternation when Lung said that in the millennial year, the Bureau of Cultural Affairs would sponsor commemorative activities coinciding with the 800th anniversary of Zhu's death.
相較於媽祖、廖添丁、周夢蝶……，在被龍應台「點名」的人物中，八百年前的朱熹與台灣有何關係，讓許多人覺得納悶，千禧年又正逢朱熹冥誕八百年，龍應台更表示將為此舉辦紀念活動。