In the big exciting shop village there is "Cihang Temple town east" said, because the west Cihang Temple in the big exciting shop east door, so there is this.

West Cihang Temple construction: Now on the site of Cihang Temple, a hundred years ago is a temple of two temples, the front is Taishan Palace, the middle is Cihang Temple, the last is Grandma Temple and jade Emperor Temple. The Taishan Palace in front of Cihang Temple was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and it is speculated that Cihang Temple was built in the same time as this temple.

Reconstruction of West Cihang Temple: According to the stele of Dajidian Village, it was rebuilt in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty [the first year of Qing Daoguang (1821) stele]. It is located at the west end of Fenghuotai Road, outside the east gate, and is located on an independent platform of 8000 square meters. The drama inscription records that Fang Guancheng rebuilt this temple, according to legend, when he was in exile, he relied on monks to make a living, had stayed in this temple, and later served as the governor of Zhili, in order to make the refugees have a place to live, and fulfilled the promise of rebuilding. At that time, there were two Cihang Temple built by him, one was located in Dajidian, and the other was located in Xushui Caohe River, because Dajidian Cihang Temple was close to the west of Baoding relative to Caohe Cihang Temple, so it was called West Cihang Temple. It has been damaged and rebuilt many times, most recently during the War of Resistance 80 years ago. Later, due to historical changes, only 6,000 square meters of islands remained in the West Cihang Temple.

In 1953, the rehabilitation Hospital was moved from Tangzhuang Village to Dajidian Village. The patients were placed in the two villages. Big exciting store mainly placed the treatment of mental patients. These patients are patients from the Korean war. Some of them had their coffins placed on the high platform of Xicihang Temple after their deaths, and this place became the tomb of the martyrs. After the families of the martyrs moved the cemetery, only the ruins of Xicihang Temple are covered with green pines and cypress and surrounded by water on all sides.

In 2017, with the application of Baoding Buddhist Association, Baoding Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau approved the establishment of the West Cihang Temple chanting Hall. It was completed on 19 October 2017. At present, the chanting hall of Xicihang Temple covers an area of 2,500 square meters, with a construction area of 387 square meters, with mountain gate, Daxiongbao Hall, east and west halls, and south and north squathouses.

There are 3 resident monks in Xicihang Temple, and the teaching staff presiding over the religious activities is the vice president of Baoding Buddhist Association, Shi Shenchan. The democratic management organization is sound, and a five-member democratic management Committee has been established, with one chairman and two deputy directors. Responsible for the daily management of the chanting hall and major decisions.

In carrying out the "double creation and four progress" activities, Xicihang Temple actively organizes the monks and managers in the temple to study the Constitution, the Regulations on Religious Affairs and other laws and regulations, learn the core socialist values and excellent traditional Chinese culture, and organize the monks and believers to hold the National flag raising ceremony during important festivals such as the National Day.

Since 2017, the monks of the monastery have actively participated in public welfare undertakings. During the COVID-19 epidemic, while strictly implementing the "double suspension" of religious places, the temple called on the monks and believers to donate more than 20,000 yuan to the epidemic prevention and control work. It has played a positive role in the management of religious affairs in the competition area.