It was built in memory of Liu Zongyuan, the secretariat of Liuzhou in Tang Dynasty. Founded in the second year of Tang Changqing (822), it was originally named "Luochi Temple" because of its proximity to Luochi. In the thirty-second year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1906), a park was built with Liu Hou Temple as the center at the initiative of local celebrities. In Xuantongyuannian (1909), Liu Hou Temple was expanded into a park and named Liu Hou Park. After a hundred years, with the development of the city, Liu Hou Park on the outskirts of the original site has been located in the center of the city, from 30,700 square meters in 1940 to155,200 square meters (280 mu, including more than 60 mu of water), and has developed from a memorial park to a comprehensive park that runs through ancient and modern times. The main scenic spots are Liu Hou Temple, Liu Hou Guan Yi Tomb, Citrus Pavilion, Luochi and other historic sites, and modern scenic spots such as Nandamen Archway, North Gate, Liberation Monument, Zoo, Children's Paradise, Huangni Mountain, Artificial Lake, Taoyuan, Guanyulou, Yiyunlou and Rose Garden.

On February 26th, 1963, Liu Hou Temple in Liu Hou Park was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in the autonomous region, including Liu Hou's tomb, Citrus Pavilion and inscriptions attached to Luochi.