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The temple was built in 1382 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was later destroyed on several occasions; only the main hall remains today. The hall is generally well preserved but, as the courtyard ground was raised through the ages, over half a meter of the hall remains buried underground. The hall is 15 meters wide and 9.7 meters deep, and has a gable roof adorned with huge bracket sets. Its ridge, built on a gentle slope, is covered with various carvings, including lions, ancient goats, horses, oxen, sheep and dogs. The beams and bracket sets include various color paintings. The hall went underwent large-scale renovations in 1635 and the tiles in the present hall were also replaced at that time. Decorations on the temple's ridges are arranged like the designs of the Daqing Gate and the Chongzheng Palace built in Shenyang Imperial Palace. The temple statues have all been destroyed.