Since it was built as a small shrine back when Taiwan's early Han Chinese settlers had just crossed the strait, the Paoankung Temple has been expanded and renovated many times over the course of 200 years, in step with its growing congregation. As one of Taipei's big three Qing-era temples, it has been designated by the Ministry of the Interior as a class ='Qword'>Class ⅡMonument.
「神」氣活現，老廟上「舊」妝從當年渡海先民所建的小廟，兩百多年來保安宮隨著信徒成長而擴建翻修，現在已是台北大廟之一，且被內政部列為二級古蹟。