The temple is dedicated to Qingshui Zushi, a deity brought by immigrants from Anxi. A legend developed in Bangka (present-day Mengjia County) that if a natural disaster or upheaval was imminent, the statue's nose would fall off as a warning, hence the title "Losing-Nose Zushi" (Losing-Nose Ancestor). In the past, due to its location at the intersection of the settlements of the Sanyi and Tongan peoples, at the junction of Dingjiao and Xiajiao, the temple was destroyed during large-scale armed conflicts—commonly known as the Ding-Xiajiao feud. The rebuilt Qingshuiyan Temple, originally with three halls, now has only two; the rear hall was never rebuilt and remains unreconstructed. It is now a designated municipal historical site.