▁the ▁W ens hu ▁Hall ▁dates ▁from ▁ 9 6 6 ▁CE . ▁ ▁History ▁Very ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁temple ’ s ▁history . ▁Most ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁have ▁been ▁from ▁studying ▁the ▁ste le ▁at ▁the ▁temple ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁historical ▁account ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁called ▁the ▁La iy uan x ian ▁Z hi . ▁G ey uan ▁Temple ▁was ▁first ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁Han ▁D ynast y , ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁then ▁re built ▁during ▁the ▁Tang ▁D ynast y . ▁The ▁oct ag onal ▁pill ar ▁at ▁the ▁temple , ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁structures ▁at ▁the ▁W ens hu ▁Hall , ▁dates ▁to ▁ 9 6 6 ▁of ▁the ▁L iao ▁D ynast y . ▁The ▁temple ’ s ▁construction ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁patron ▁called ▁Li ▁Y uan cha o , ▁who ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Later ▁Tang . ▁Another ▁ste le ▁from ▁ 1 5 6 8 ▁also ▁confir ms ▁the ▁found ing ▁date ▁to ▁be ▁during ▁the ▁L iao ▁dynast y . ▁Rep airs ▁were ▁made ▁from ▁ 1 3 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 3 2 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁M ing ▁D ynast y , ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁during ▁the ▁J ia j ing ▁period ▁( 1 5 2 2 – 1 5 6 7 ). ▁ ▁Though ▁many ▁ancient ▁tem ples ▁were ▁survey ed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁by ▁histor ians ▁and ▁architect s ▁like