[1][2] Foyin (佛印), an accomplished monk and friend of Su Shi, settled at Jinshan Temple.

[1] In the 18th century, French geographer Georges-Louis Le Rouge visited the temple and painted some prints in Chinese Ancient Gardens.

In 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, a disastrous fire destroyed more than 200 buildings, including the Mahavira Hall, Buddhist Texts Library and abbot's room.

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the ten-year devastating Cultural Revolution and the red guards attacked and vandalised the temple.

Some of the monks who refused to disrobe were forced to work in the farm as labourers for nearly twenty years.

[3] The 19-metre (62 ft) Furong Tower is divided into upper and lower story with double-eaves gable and hip roof.