When the Hsintien River brought Han Chinese here during the Emperor Kangxi's reign 300-some years ago, they built a Buddhist temple. They named the temple Treasure Hill, and made offerings to the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin in Mandarin).
橋下的新店溪，在距今三百多年前的清康熙年間帶來了漢人，他們在此興建佛寺，取名為「寶藏巖」，奉祀觀世音菩薩。