Wang Meng (alias Wang Shuming, 1308-1385) of Huzhou was one of the four famous painters of the Yuan Dynasty and enjoyed a high prestige in the field and history of art.

The shrine was built for an untraceable deity of Gaoting Mountains engendered by primitive thought and worshiped by the early local inhabitants, four to five thousand years before the mountains were surrounded by the sea. In the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, it was the local god of protection; guarding the peace of the local people. Both officials and folks would pray to it in time of difficulty and their wish were always satisfied.