It is dedicated to the worship of the popular Deity Na Tcha (哪吒) or Sam Tai Tsz (三太子).

True to traditional Chinese architecture, the Na Tcha has protective ceramic animal figurines on its ridge.

[2] The temple is behind the Ruins of St. Paul's, remains of a principal Jesuit cathedral in the region, serving as one of the best examples of Macau's multicultural identity.

It stands where the ends of two alleys meet: the Rua da Ressurreição (大三巴右街, by St. Paul's) and the Calçada de S. Francisco Xavier (大三巴斜巷, a.k.a.

The entry next to temple leads to the Pátio do Espinho [zh], a tiny area within the old city wall.