Lord Zhu of this temple was originally enshrined during the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty. He was brought respectfully by members of the Sun clan from Meixian in Guangdong Province to Quanzhou in Fujian, and later transported to Xiamen before crossing the sea to Taiwan. Upon arriving in Taiwan, he was first temporarily enshrined in Luzhou, Taipei, and later moved south to settle in Shuidiliao, Pingtung County, where the local community began to worship him.

Folk belief in Shuidiliao is divided into five major territorial groups: Pukou-Jiao, Xiangnei-Jiao, Gongguanqian, Xiatou-Jiao, and Liaonei-Jiao. Among them, the Meishan Altar of Liaonei-Jiao, which worshipped Master Puan, was the most prominent. During the Japanese colonial period, a saying circulated: “For public affairs, ask Master Puan; for household matters, ask Lord Zhu.” This meant that community affairs were adjudicated by Master Puan, while household questions were addressed by inviting the golden effigy of Lord Zhu into homes. This demonstrates the deep reverence held for his divine authority.

Stories of miracles attributed to Lord Zhu became widely known during the Japanese era. At that time, the spirit medium was Wu Youqing, father of Wu Yongshou, who later served as the temple’s medium. In the Wushen year, Lord Zhu received a celestial decree appointing him as an Imperial Patrol Deity. The Cishantang (Charity Hall) was established in the Sun family residence, martial mediumship rituals were opened, new mediums were selected, and Wenchang Dijun served as supervising deity. The medium at that time was Chen Mingtang. After the hall was founded, Lord Zhu upheld the principle of acting on behalf of Heaven to educate and guide the people. The hall gave the community spiritual support, and many villagers participated in its healing and charitable work.

Around 1961, the Sun family residence had deteriorated with age, and the elders proposed renovation. After consulting the deity, Lord Zhu instructed that a new site must be found, but none proved suitable. Eventually, through divination, the residence of medium Lin Jiali, who received eight positive signs, was chosen as a temporary location. The hall was then moved to the Lin family residence in the northern area known as Yuanziding.

After Lord Zhu was temporarily enshrined in the Lin residence, Hall Master Chen Shuilong and Officer Huang Mingfeng felt it improper for the deity to remain without a permanent home, and they initiated efforts to find a new temple site. At that time, Guanyin Bodhisattva of Jianxing Temple descended to give instructions, stating that the new temple site must face Jianxing Temple so that Guanyin would guard the southern part of the village while Lord Zhu guarded the northern part, protecting the community together.

Lord Zhu and Guanyin then inspected the land together, and the chosen site became the temple’s current location. After the site was determined, Lord Zhu temporarily enshrined the local earth spirit on three betel nut trees at the northeast side. When the temporary metal-roofed Cishantang was completed, the spirit was moved inside.

In 1985, before the spiritual installation ceremony, the three betel nut trees reportedly swayed on their own even when there was no wind. This phenomenon drew great attention from the public, and media coverage spread the story throughout Taiwan, making it a well-known supernatural event. Since the early days of Cishantang, Lord Zhu had already demonstrated extraordinary divine power, and worshippers respectfully referred to the hall as Zhu Wang Tang, meaning the Hall of Lord Zhu.

In 1991, before the construction of the new temple began, Lord Zhu instructed the mediums to travel to the Celestial Mother Hall of Tiangong Temple in Hualien, ascend to the Lingxiao Hall, and petition the Jade Emperor for approval to begin the temple-building endeavor. On the twenty-fourth day of the tenth lunar month in the year Bingzi, they again traveled to Hualien to receive the imperial decree. The Jade Emperor then bestowed upon Lord Zhu the title Chief Imperial Patrol of the Realm. In 1997, on the eleventh to thirteenth days of the eighth lunar month in the Dingchou year, Lord Zhu carried out the divine mandate and conducted an imperial patrol across Taiwan.

After accepting this responsibility, the mediums felt the weight of the mission and followed every divine instruction with great care. After six months of preparation, everything was ready before the departure. Lord Zhu encouraged them repeatedly, saying, “Let gods and humans work together to accomplish this great mission.” Since then, the worship of Lord Zhu has flourished, his divine power has spread widely, and the temple has become an important center of local faith.