They chased out the crowds of drifters and ne'er-do-wells who filled the temple grounds, though they still haven't rid the place of its political coloring In fact, in the two-and-a-half centuries since it was built, the Lungshan Temple has always played an important role in the historical process, whether as participant or close observer.
事實上，建寺兩個半世紀以來，龍山寺在歷史紛爭嬗遞的過程中一直扮演參與或見證的要角。