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The enshrined deity: Qing Shui Zu Shi; located in Weixinli, previously known as Zhuangzihang, a more developed area of Yongan. As early as the 10th year of the Qing Jiaqing Emperor (1805), devoted followers funded the construction of Wen Hsing Palace, a shrine mainly dedicated to Qing Shui Zu Shi, also called He Mian Zu Shi Gong (Black-Faced Ancestor), the first and second patriarchs, revered by locals as "Lao Zu" ("Old Ancestor"). The rear hall enshrines the Three Western Buddhist Saints (Amitabha Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva of Great Power) along with Wenshu and Puxian Bodhisattvas. For over two centuries despite erosion from wind and rain, the temple, though aged in appearance, continues to attract endless pilgrims seeking blessings. During the Japanese colonial era, villagers concealed the deity statues to protect them from Japanese destruction. Over time, as the temple deteriorated, it was rebuilt in Republic of China Year 67 (1978), taking three years to complete. In ROC Year 93 (2004), both the front and back halls underwent further renovations. The gate gods were painted by revered muralist Pen Lishui, while the inner temple still preserves ancient plaques reading "Comprehending Zen Wisdom." On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Qing Shui Zu Shi's birthday, during the three-day celebration from the fifth to the seventh day of the first lunar month, approximately two hundred large tour buses and countless smaller vehicles arrive daily to offer tributes. Most devotees come from the border regions of Tainan's Dongshan District, Baihe District, and Changhua County. Additionally, every four to six years, a qing jiao cleansing ceremony is held. Qing Shui Zu Shi leads a vegetarian pilgrimage of up to 100 incense followers, walking for seven days and six nights to Biyun Temple to seek blessings for national peace and prosperity and for weather harmony.