The temple was first built in the Zhonghe period of Tang Dynasty (881-884). According to the "Huzhou Prefecture Chronicles" written by Wanli of the Ming Dynasty: "In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Zen master Ru Ne resigned and went on a journey. The master ordered: 'Stop as soon as you meet the road.' When passing by this mountain, I asked for its name. The elder said: 'Daochang Mountain , so there are many tigers." He sat straight up on the stone, with the tiger lying on his side. He stayed in a nunnery for three nights, so he named the place "Fuhuyan". In the middle. "The Wanshou Zen Temple, the Protector of Daochang Mountain, was built. This record was first seen in Song Jiatai's "Wuxing Zhi". It is mixed with myths and legends, but it cannot be excluded that the Taoist temple was high in mountains and densely forested, and tigers and leopards were often seen. The records of "Huzhou Prefecture" written by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty discarded the content of myths and legends: "In the past (such as) Monk Ne was on a pilgrimage with his master, and the master said: 'Stop when you meet the road'. Na passed by this mountain and stayed there. Later, a temple was built, and there was a temple on the top of the mountain. There are Xiaoyue Pavilion and Aishan Pavilion at the bottom of the tower, Fuhu Rock (Runa ruins), Yao Xi Pond, Yanggao Pavilion, Yiwan Pavilion and Wanghu Pavilion, and Guiyun and other nunneries below it, which is quite secluded and beautiful. " Regardless of the myths and legends contained in these records, it is certain that Wanshou Temple was first built by monks. During the Wu and Yue Dynasties of the Five Dynasties, King Qian Liu inscribed it as "Wuxing Zhengzhen Zen Temple". In the third year of Yuanfeng in the Song Dynasty (1080), Chen Tong, the governor of the state, changed the title to "Gusheng Wanshou Temple". During the Jiatai period of the Song Dynasty (1201-1204), it was renamed "Miaojue Temple". Ningzong of the Southern Song Dynasty (1195-1224) designated the highest level of Zen temples in the country as "Five Mountains and Ten Temples", and Wanshou Temple ranked second among the Ten Temples. Many monks from Japan come here because of its reputation. In the ninth year of Chunyou (1249), Master Fengyuan came to China with a new heart. He went to Wanshou Temple to seek Dharma from Jingsou and Rujue. He returned to China six years later and later became the founder of Japan's Iki Yura Shimono Xingguo Temple, and accepted the turtle teachings. The conversion of two generations of emperors, Yama and Gou. In the eleventh year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1307), Japanese monk Xuecun Youmei went to Wanshou Zen Temple in Daochang Mountain to seek Dharma from Shu Pinglong. Accompanying Xuecun were Jingsou Jian, Buddha Datong Zen Master Yu Zhongzhou and others. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Wanshou Temple was destroyed by war. Monk Zhengyin encouraged people to raise funds for reconstruction. It was built in the first year of Yuan Zhishun (1330). According to the "Wucheng County Chronicles" written by Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty, the rebuilt Wanshou Temple has "five Dharma halls, seven monk halls, as well as a storehouse, incense cabinet, Qingshan hall, plum blossom hall, etc." Tan Lin, Meng Hall, Xuan Monk Hall, etc., are "more magnificent than before" ("Huzhou Prefecture Chronicles" by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty). Later, the Guanyin Hall was added, so you can imagine the scale of the past. It was rebuilt in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370). In the twenty-sixth year (1846) or the twenty-seventh year (1847) of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty, a fire broke out in Wanshou Temple, and Wanshou Temple, one of the "Ten Temples in the South of the Yangtze River", was destroyed. In the third year of Guangxu's reign (1877), Empress Dowager Cixi issued an edict to rebuild the temple and ordered Monk Faqing to carry the "Dragon Hidden Treasure Sutra" south to Daochang Mountain to serve as abbot. It took 30 years to build the Dharma chime on the ruins. Finally, "the temple was opened to the public for a joyful feast", and Daochang Mountain once again became a holy place for Buddhism. This period of history can be seen in the "Huzhou Daochang Mountain Picture" painted by Master Shifapan of Wanshou Temple in the 34th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1908), and the inscriptions of Shen Yulin in the first year of Xuantong (1909) and the inscriptions of Lu Tingxie, a minister of Wucheng Xun, attached to the upper and lower ends of the picture. The poems written by Fang Dingming and the two poems written by the Master Qi Jue are recorded in quite detail. There are still rubbings of the stele and inscriptions, including pictures and inscriptions. Wanshou Temple originally had three pools, one is called Yao Xi Pool, one is called Free Life Pool, and the other is called Eight Merits Pool. The water in the three ponds is clear and will not dry up after a long drought. Among them, the Yao Xichi is the most famous. In Su Dongpo's "Poems on Touring Daochang Mountain and Heshan" in the Northern Song Dynasty, there is a line that "the clear pool under the house shines on the Yao Xi", and the Yao Xichi is named according to this poetic meaning. It is recorded in the annals that "there is a house with three couplets on the water near the pond", which refers to Wanshou Temple. There are staggered bamboos and cypresses beside the pool, and the thick shade can cover the water all day long. Someone in front of me said in a poem that "the fragrance of bamboo blooms late in the night". The Yao Xi Pond still exists and has been dredged and tidied up, but the bamboo shadows of the houses are no longer what they used to be. The water surface of the release pool is wide and crystal clear. It still exists and has been repaired. The second pond adds a lot of beauty to the Wanshou Temple in Daochang Mountain. According to the "Wucheng County Chronicles" written by Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty and Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the "Huzhou Prefecture Chronicles" of Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, and the inscriptions of the "Huzhou Daochang Mountain Picture" painted by the master of the Wanshou Temple in the late Guangxu period, there was originally Guiyun Temple next to the Wanshou Temple. Yan Shihe, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, He once lived in seclusion at the southern foot of Taochang Mountain. Monk Jiaoran wrote "Huaiyan Shihe Poems", which has a sentence that goes: "I can see two or three pieces of Guiyun in the sky". Later, the nunnery was built and named "Guiyun". Xie Jiyi, an official in Huzhou in the Ming Dynasty, said in "Recruiting for the Construction of Guiyun Nunnery": "Guiyun Nunnery is at the other foot of the Taoist temple and a tourist attraction. Sun Taichu (1 Yuan Dynasty) built a room next to it, and Zheng Jizhi inscribed his hall as follows. 'Hanging scoop'". After the death of Sun Yiyuan, the nunnery gradually fell into ruins, and Wanli Zhong raised funds to repair it. In Qing Daoguangzhong, it was destroyed by fire along with Wanshou Temple and was not repaired. During the ten years of turmoil, temples, Buddhist statues, stone carvings, etc. were all destroyed. The remaining 500 volumes of Buddhist scriptures were transferred to the Nanxun Jiaye Library for preservation. Reconstruction began in 1984, and the remaining Guanyin Hall has been renovated. Three wooden Buddha statues donated by Lingyanshan Temple in Suzhou were put into the temple for worship in March 1985. In 1997, the Thousand-Armed Guanyin was built. The Main Hall was also rebuilt in 1996. During the Wuyue period of the Five Dynasties, Qian Wangmiao inscribed it as "Zhengzhen Zen Temple". In the third year of Yuanfeng in the Song Dynasty (1080), Chen Tong, the magistrate of the state, changed the title to "Gusheng Wanshou Zen Temple". In the Jiatai period of the Song Dynasty (1201-1204), it was changed to "Miaojue Temple". Finally destroyed by fire. Seng Zhengyin persuaded people to raise funds for reconstruction, and it was completed in the first year of Yuan Zhishun (1330). After the reconstruction in Wanshou Nian, there were five Dharma halls, seven monk halls, as well as Kulou, Xiangji Kitchen, Qingshan Hall, Xiemei Palm Grove, Meng Hall, Xuanmen Hall, etc. Later, the Guanyin Hall was added. It was rebuilt in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370). It was destroyed by fire in the 27th year of Daoguang's 26th year in the Qing Dynasty (1846). In the second year of Guangxu's reign, monk Faqing and Chunzhao carried the "Dragon Hidden Treasure Sutra" to rebuild it on the ruins. It took 30 years and was revived in the last year of Guangxu's reign.
During the "Cultural Revolution", temples, Buddhist statues, stone carvings, etc. were destroyed. In 1975, the Daochang Commune demolished the Main Hall and used the sky to build a school. Only the Guanyin Hall, Thousand Buddha Wall, Release Pond and Yao Xi Pond remained.