[1] The temple has existed since 1848, and is dedicated to Hokkien child deity Kong Teck Choon Ong.

[2] The temple worshippers then said the boy is a manifestation of Kong Teck Choon Ong, which is a boy deity and adding that the emperors of many Chinese dynasties in China had honoured the deity with the name.

[2] Amused by the story, the Rajah then instructed the temple worshippers to build a water hydrant to give respect to the deity and wishing that the town of Kuching will prosper in the future as well as requesting his subjects to complete the temple building and seek his assistance if they had faced any problems.

[2] During the Great Fire of Kuching in 1884, the locals saw the child deity appearing on the rooftops of buildings in Ewe Hai Street to give a warning to the nearby people and summoning rain to put out the fire.

[1] In 1993, the temple was declared as one of the historical buildings under the Sarawak Cultural Heritage Ordinance.