The temple was built in 1951 at the original location of Shuangye Elementary School, which was also the former site of the Kaohsiung City Government office.

[1][clarification needed] The temple was built in traditional Fujian architectural style with East Asian hip-and-gable roofs.

The archway of the temple is in Northern Chinese architectural style and the wing rooms in Southern Chinese style.

[1] It features a museum which showcases works by master painter Pan Lishui (traditional Chinese: 潘麗水; simplified Chinese: 潘丽水; pinyin: Pān Lìshuǐ).

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