Kaifu Temple, located out of the north door of Changsha, has a history of more than 1000 years. It is one of the Chinese key Buddhistical monasteries. With surrounding mountains and clear running water, it was not quite densely populated here in the past. The environment is very nice and secluded. At present, however, Kaifu Temple has already resided in the busy street center as an ancient temple.

Kaifu Temple covers more than 48,000 square meters and its building area is more than 8000 square meters. A gate to a monastery, which is a four-pillar and three-layer memorial arch type, and a red wall, 3 meters high, embrace the temple around. At the gate to a monastery, a horizontal plaque with the words "Ancient Kaifu Temple ", were written by Chen Haipeng, a garrison commander of Fushan Town in the years called "Guangxu" of Qing Dynasty. Inside the gate to a monastery and along the central axis in the front and the back are: Captive animal's free pond, oasis, front level ground, Maitreya Temple, Grand Palace and Pilu Temple. Two compartments are symmetric. In the east is guest hall, fast hall, Moni House and violet hall; in the west is a lecture hall, Zen hall, the hall of saying prayers to Buddha. The houses are all connected with the winding corridors, high and short, with special features of Ming and Qing Dynasties' buildings.