[1] Found in 789 by Chan master Zhenggan (正干) in the Tang dynasty (618–907), it was destroyed and rebuilt several times.

After gaining skills and qualifications under Baizhang Huaihai, he returned to Wanfu Temple to taught Chan Buddhism.

[1][1] In the 23rd year of Hongwu period in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), namely 1390, under the support of Zhou Xinjian (周心鉴), monk Daxiu (大休) restored the temple on the original site.

[3] In 1949, the year of the defeat of the Communists over the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War, the whole Wanfu Temple went up into flames in a catastrophic fire.

All of the cultural relics, scriptures, historical documents, and other works of art were damaged or destroyed in the disaster.

[3] The extant buildings were built between 1989 and 1997, which were modeled the traditional architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties.