According to Buddhist teachings, practitioners should rely on their kindness, compassion and wisdom to get inspiration and help. Therefore, the most important thing is to bring compassion and kindness into daily life and improve one's spiritual cultivation through practice and meditation.
When you visit a temple, you can pray to the Buddha for inner peace, wisdom and compassion. The Buddha statue is just a symbol, and its strength mainly comes from your faith and spiritual cohesion.
Therefore, it's unclear what works best in Ciqing Temple. Everyone should decide how to express their piety and prayer in the temple according to their own beliefs and experiences.