After the establishment of the Communist State in 1956, the Buddhist Association of Mount Heng was set up here. During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards had attacked the temple, scriptures, historical documents, and other works of art were either removed, damaged or destroyed, many original Buddha statues and musical instruments of the temple had been lost, but the buildings and halls still intact. In 1979, according to the national policy of free religious belief, Zhusheng Temple was reconstructed and reopened. It has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area in 1983.