The original temple was first established as "Huiqing'an" () in the
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), which was the last feudal dynasty in China, the modern temple was founded in 1938 by abbot Puming () and initially called "Huiju Chan Temple" (). During the
Second Sino-Japanese War, the Qingyang High School relocated to here and the temple was used as its campus. After the
3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 1982, the local government restored and refurbished the temple. In the following year, Huiju Temple was inscribed as a
National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the
State Council of China. In 1986, Wuchan () was proposed as the new abbot of the temple. He supervised the reconstruction of
Shanmen,
Hall of Skanda,
Hall of Guru, and
Buddhist Texts Library. ==Architecture==