[1] The album was initially inspired by a train ride the band members took through the Taihang Mountains surrounding their home city of Shijiazhuang.

The final track on the album, 郊眠寺 ("Cable Temple") concerns the class divide and pollution.

[3] Compared to the band's first album, it has a more mellow, bluesy sound, punctuated with moments of intense drama.

[2] Due to the ten-year hiatus that occurred after the band's first album release, Inside the Cable Temple was highly anticipated by fans.

"[3] The Paper praised the album's thoughtful and evocative lyricism, connecting the new release with the renaissance in interest in Dongbei culture in China.