[1] Through the rise and fall in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the present structures of Kaiyuan Temple still preserves the original appearance include several national treasures.

During the ten years devastating Cultural Revolution, the resident monks were being to disrobe and return to secular life, the abbot died in countryside.

After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the national policy of free religious belief, Buddhist monk Huiyuan (慧原) was unanimously chosen as abbot of the temple.

[1] On June 25, 2001, Kaiyuan Temple was listed among the fifth group of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Guangdong" by the State Council of China.

Under the eaves is a plaque with the Chinese characters "Dabei Hall" written by Hong Kong sinologist Jao Tsung-I.

On the walls of the hall are painting with stories of Prince Siddhartha attaining Enlightenment in Thai artwork style.

The statue of Phra Phrom (梵天), also known as "Four-faced Brahma" (四面佛), stands in the east side.

The banisters of the Mahavira Hall are carved with stories of Sakyamuni's becoming monk and other patterns, they were made in the Tang dynasty (618–907).

A set of Dragon-store Buddhist Canon (《龙藏》) which printed in the Qianlong era (1376–1796) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) are preserved in Kaiyuan Temple.