The Thatched Temple was built in the third year of Hongshi in the Later Qin Dynasty (AD 401), where the eminent monk Kumarajiva (one of the four major translators of Chinese Buddhism) translated Buddhist scriptures. Caotang Temple is adjacent to Zishui River in the east, and faces Guifeng, Guanyin, Zige and Dading Peaks of Zhongnan Mountain in the south, with beautiful scenery. The towering pines and cypresses in the temple, the artistic conception is secluded, it is not only an ancient Buddhist temple, but also a famous historical site in Guanzhong. The Caotang Temple now has the Kumarajiva stupa, the monument of Zen Master Baohui's teaching handwritten by Liu Gongquan, and the monument of Zen Master Dinghui, the ancient Guifeng of Tang Dynasty, which was engraved in the reign of Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.