To receive the arriving new magistrates and to see off government officials, a pavilion was constructed by E Shan, the Taiwan governor, in 1730, on the right side of Nanhe Harbor next to Anlan Bridge outside the grand Western Gate.
It was first built with four segments (a segment contains a house with a court yard), including the front gate, the official's hall, Wind God's temple and Guangying temple). In 1777, Taiwan Magistrate Jiang, Yuanshu renovated the Wind God's temple and erected a stony plate in front of the temple to give it more grandeur. The architecture and offices behind the Wind God's Temple were all torn down in 1918. In 1924, local residents chipped in to have the temple renovated.
September 2013, illumination designer Zou Lien combined Jieguan Pavilion with the Wind God's temple to create Temple of Luz. This innovative design has attracted public attention on the grace of ancient heritage with light and shadow. However, the massive earthquake of Meinong, Kaohsiung occurred in February 2016 destroyed the stony bell tower built in Japanese occupational era.
The structure of the drum tower was also impacted. For safety's sake, an overall renovation had been taken place. The construction was completed at the end of 2018, which turned a new leaf of the ancient heritage.