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Jinmen Zhu Zi Temple was built in the 26th year of the Kangxi era (1687), located within Wujiang Academy. In the 35th year of the Qianlong era (1770), the prefect Cheng Yu, considering the academy too narrow, proposed the construction of halls and corridors, but it failed due to his transfer. Later, the scholar-official Huang Rushi purchased it, reorganized it as an academy, and enshrined Zhu Xi, the Star of Wisdom, the Emperor of Literature, the God of Land and Wealth, as well as Jinmen local worthies Xu Sheng, Lu DaKui, Lin XiYuan, Wang LiXing, Qiu Kui, and Xu Xie. In the 46th year of the Qianlong era (1781), the original site of the academy was taken over as the office of the county assistant, and the site of the original义学 (charitable school) on the west side was redeveloped into the academy and Zhu Zi Temple. The Zhu Zi Temple is a three-bay building with a double-eaved hip roof, surrounded by eaves corridors, with a moon terrace extending forward for receiving edicts and performing rituals, simple yet solemn. Within the current area are the "Wujiang Academy Gao Huo Stele Records" from the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), the "List of Donors to the Gao Huo Fund," and a plaque inscribed with the words "Zhu Zi Temple" by the renowned scholar Qian Mu, all of which are precious cultural relics.