这里也是全国五大祭祖圣地之一，是全国规模最大、肇建时间最早、影响地域最广的奉祀女娲的历史文化遗存，被誉为“华夏祖庙”。
In each year, from the first day to 18thday of the third month in Chinese lunar calendar, it is the period to commemorate the birth of Nüwa, also an occasion for people from all over the country and overseas Chinese to show their worship to Nüwa.
每年农历三月初一至三月十八，为女娲诞辰，女娲祭典之日。届时全国各地的人以及海外华侨会前来祭拜。
Wahuang Pavilion is the main building in Wahuang Temple. It is built against the cliff, tactfully taking advantage of the arch mountain platform in the cliff to build such building as Dressing Tower, Bell and Drum Tower, and Hexagon Pavilion.
娲皇阁是娲皇宫建筑群的主体建筑，它依着山崖峭壁修建，巧妙地利用了山崖间的半圆形石坎，梳妆楼、钟鼓楼、六角亭等建筑群也依山就势建在石砌台上。
Legend has it that on the 18th day of the third month in Chinese lunar calendar, leaders of the seven counties get gather here, then the pavilion will shake as one and the eight iron chains tied to the cliff will rattle, making Wahuang Pavilion a wonder in the history of architecture.
传说每年三月十八日庙会时，原辖区内的七县首领在此聚齐，楼阁就会整体晃动，拴在悬崖上的八条铁索会哗哗作响。人们因此把娲皇阁看作建筑史上的奇观 。
There are 6 patches of well-reserved ures about 130,000 words in the Northern Qi Dynasty inscribed on the cliff of Wahuang Temple. It is honored as “the best cliff ure in China” and enjoys great fame in Chinese culture of Buddhism.
这里不仅建筑宏伟独特，而且还较为完好地保存了北齐时期的摩崖刻经6部，多达13万字，被誉为"天下第一壁经群"，在我国佛教文化中享有盛名。
女娲补天的传说
传说，盘古开天辟地后，天上有了太阳、月亮和星星，地上有了山川草木和鸟兽鱼虫，可是惟独没有人类，天神女娲就按照自己的模样抟黄土创造了人类。
正当女娲为自己的发明高兴时，一场灾难却突然降临。原本一片祥和的宇宙，瞬时间变了模样，天塌了，地裂了，山林燃起了大火，大地一片汪洋。女娲看到自己创造的人类遭受如此大的灾难，难过极了，她决定挺身而出拯救人类。可是怎样才能补好残破的苍天呢?女娲想了又想，突然想起涉县凤凰山一带是最好的炼石补天之地，于是她迅速来到这里，开始炼五色石修补苍天。果然，天上的窟窿很快就补好了。后人为了纪念女娲，就在女娲炼石补天的地方建起了娲皇宫。
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