The temple is fronted by a magnificent archway. Its buildings are laid out around three parallel axes in several courtyards.
On the central axis, from south to north, are the shrine-halls of Lingguan (the door guard), the Jade Emperor, Qiu Changchun, Siyu (four major deities) and Laolu (the old way).
Qiu Changchun Hall is on the site where Qiu died in 1227. Inside the hall, Qiu's statue is enshrined. In front of the statue is a valuable relic - a huge bowl made of the knotted root of tree. It was given in offering by Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795). Qiu's remains are buried beneath the bowl, into which the faithful still offer money.
In Laolu Hall are seven statues of Taoist saints, including Qiu Changchun. On the right is a drum dating from the Ming Dynasty with a dragon painted on the leather drumhead.
Along the west axis stand shrine-halls of Yuanjun (major female deities), Yuanchen (60-year deities), Baxian (the eight immortals), Luzu (or Lu Dongbin), and the Citang (the ancestral worship hall).
Yuanchen Hall dates from 1190 when it was built by Emperor Zhangzong (1190-1208) of the Jin Dynasty to worship the deity of the year in which his mother was born. On the side walls are portraits of each of the deities for the 60-year cycle of the Chinese lunar calendar. Some visitors like to find the deity of the year in which they were born. This hall has been the most frequently visited by worshippers over the centuries.
In the temple are about 30 Taoist priests, who came from Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces. They are in robes and wear their hair long and tied into a knot that is kept in place with a silver or jade pin. Some also wear a headband.