Born in 1976 in Taipei, Lin moved to the United States with his family when his father received a scholarship to pursue a doctoral degree. He spent much of his childhood in the U.S. and returned to Taiwan during junior high school. At that time, Lin faced a challenge: he could not read Mandarin.
Located beside the Penghu Tianhou Temple, the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan, the Hung Ken-shen Art Museum building bears rich historical significance. Constructed during the Qing dynasty over three hundred years ago, it originally served as a government office and magistrate.