In order to locate the China fir that the temple had originally been built with, Liao took six trips to China with the construction firm to mountainous areas of Fujian Province. After deplaning, they traveled by train and then by jeep over the bumpy roads into the old growth forests of China fir.
為了尋找與當初建廟相同的原始福杉，廖武治隨著營造商六次深入中國大陸福建山區，下了飛機，搭上火車，再經由吉普車一路顛簸深入福杉原始森林。