The temple was built in 791 by Chan master Zhenlang (振郎禅师), a disciple of Qingyuan Xingsi, under the Tang dynasty (618–907).

[2] In 1944, the well-known poet-monk Wan Xiu (万休) died at Tongxi Temple.

Volumes of scriptures, historical documents, and other works of art were either removed, damaged or destroyed in the massive socialist movement.

[1][2][3] In 2005, with the support of Buddhist believers, Tongxi Temple was rebuilt and was officially opened to the public.

[1][2][3] In the 1960s, Tongxi Temple still had 108 rooms and houses, from the mountainside to the foot of Fulong Mountain, but during the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards razed it to the ground.