[3] In the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qixia Temple was completely destroyed by the Taiping Rebellion.

[3] The modern restoration of the entire temple complex was carried out in 1919, after the establishment of the Republic of China.

[6] Near the temple site and situated on the slopes of Qixia Hill, is the "Thousand Buddha Caves", a grotto containing many Buddhist sculptural works of art.

It is 18-metre (59 ft) high and perched on a two-story stylobate carved with waves and a dash of fish and Chinese flowering crab apples.

[9] To east side of the Qixia Stupa is the Thousand Buddha Rock (千佛岩), the only Buddhist grottoes of the Southern dynasties (420–589) in China.

[10] Hsing Yun, the founder of Taiwan's Fo Guang Shan, is Qixia Temple’s most notable alumnus in the contemporary period.