In 1927, a group of academics banded together to form Lishe (栗社), which regularly held public poetry readings in the temple.

[1] On 19 August 1985, the Miaoli County Government protected Wenchang Temple as a county-level monument, which allowed for preservation work to be carried out between 1997 and 2002.

[1][3] Usually, the middle door to Wenchang is closed to worshippers and can only be accessed by zhuangyuan, or people that get full marks on the Imperial examination.

In 2007, the Miaoli County Government began hosting ceremonies honoring students for their academic achievements by allowing them to step through the middle door.

Participants range from those that obtained doctorate degrees to those that acquired good grades on their high school entrance examinations.