After more than 10 years, he returned to China, bringing back more than 650 scriptures, and together with his disciples, he translated 75 of these. He also acquired 1,335 scrolls. His efforts made great contributions to the spread of Buddhism in China. During the war between China and Japan, a Japanese person managed to acquire a fragment of Master Syuanzang’s bones from Nanjing. It was taken to Cihen Temple in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, where it was enshrined. In 1952, this piece of bone was brought to Taiwan, and after Syuanguang Temple was built at Sun Moon Lake in 1958, Master Syuanzang’s bone piece was placed there and enshrined.

This temple lies between Sun Lake and Moon Lake. Inside is a golden idol of Master Syuanzang, above which is written, “Great National Scholar”. A wharf has been built by to the waters, with its back to the mountains. Visitors can take a boat to this wharf, where they can then ascend the stairs to visit the temple.

The trail begins from the pier of Syuanguang Temple to Syuanzang Temple. It is 560M long in length. Tourists can visit the temples via the trail, thus it is also regarded as a "Pilgrim Path".