In the 1940s as Japan's rule neared its end and China's civil war intensified, except during "exam season," the sound of verse rolling off the tongues of students ceased to be heard, and people seemingly gradually forgot Changli Temple's uniqueness.
昌黎祠孩子們琅琅的讀書聲，在日據末期、戰亂開始之後不再聽聞，除了考試旺季，人們似乎漸漸淡忘昌黎祠與一般寺廟的不同。