The Dening Hall of the temple is the largest, earliest and one of the most important extant wooden buildings built in the Yuan dynasty.

[4] During the Song dynasty, Beiyue Temple was used as an alternate site to make sacrifices to the Northern Peak, Mount Heng, one of the sacred mountains of Daoism.

In order to maintain political legitimacy and receive Daoist support, Beiyue Temple was chosen by the Song Emperor as the location to make sacrifices to Hengshan.

[5] Even though the mountain was not controlled by the Song, they believed that a 'geomantic vein' that would direct their sacrifices could be cut through enemy-controlled territory and reach it.

[1] According to the Yingzao Fashi, a Song dynasty architectural treatise, the Dening Hall has 6th puzuo type column bracketing to support its roof.

[8] The western wall's mural, said to have been painted in the Tang dynasty, measures 17 by 7 meters and features a local water deity with a winged being at the top.