It is situated in the countryside of Qiaotou village about 6–7 kilometres (3.7–4.3 mi) southwest of the ancient city of Pingyao.

[8] The temple is noted for its colourful sculptures, lifelike in form, which were patterned on the design of the artistic traditions of the Song, Jin and Yuan periods.

Buddha, Bodhisattva, Warrior Guards, Arhat, heavenly generals and also common people are the sculptural themes.

The background scenes depict towers, buildings, mountains, rivers, clouds, rocks, grasses, flowers, forested trees, and woodlands.

The setting of the scene behind the statues is that of flowing water cascades or clouds, and as result the wooden halls appear like grottoes.

[10] The most striking figure among the sculptures in the Arhat hall is that of the holy Guanyin style of sculpting which was popular during the later period of Chinese Buddhism.

The gilded sculpted image of Bodhisattva of this period is shown in a cross-legged pose seated on a lotus.

[9] The Skanda statue is in the Hall of a Thousand Buddhas, which are considered masterpieces of sculptural art of the Buddhist culture of the Ming dynasty period.

The ceiling in this hall contains depictions of a guard in the form of three-clawed round and bellied figure, and is painted green.

The twenty or more arms of the Bodhisattva are well-sculpted, of very fair skin, with hands set behind the head and on torso.